Indonesian Deputy Foreign Minister Affirms Multilateralism And International Law On Global Governance Main Foundation

JAKARTA - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, Arrmanatha Christiawan Nasir, emphasized that multilateralism and international law remain the main foundation of global governance, although not yet perfect, so it must continue to be maintained, supported and reformed.

This was conveyed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Tata, his nickname, in a meeting with the Norwegian State Secretary Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik at the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jakarta.

The second meeting of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs highlighted various challenges to multilateralism in the midst of the landscape of geopolitical conditions, which were marked by competition for great strength, weakening global solidarity, as well as various conflicts and humanitarian crises.

"Although not yet perfect, multilateralism and international law remain the main foundation of global governance. Both must be maintained and supported, and must be reformed, so as not to become a means of domination of a number of countries, but to protect all countries, especially developing countries and small and archipelago countries," said Deputy Foreign Minister Tata, in a statement from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Friday, May 9.

Furthermore, this meeting also discussed the financial crisis that is currently hitting the United Nations (UN), threatening the sustainability of various peace and humanitarian missions in various parts of the world.

The two Deputy Ministers agreed on the importance of the role of the United Nations as the main pillar of international cooperation and supported the efforts of the Secretary General of the United Nations in realizing UN reforms to make them more fit-for-purpose.

In this context, both of them reiterated their commitment to, the goals, principles and the UN Charter.

Not only that, this meeting was also used to exchange views on the ongoing multilateral reform initiatives, including the UN Global initiative carried by Norway, the UN80 initiative of the UN Secretary-General, as well as the reform agenda in the financial and international trade sector.

Deputy Foreign Minister Tata expressed his appreciation for Norway's active role in encouraging UN reforms, particularly through the Norwegian Global UN initiative, which is a continuation of the UN70: An Agenda for Global Leadership initiative.

It is known that Indonesia was previously a member of the UN70 core group and has expressed its readiness to collaborate as a form of ongoing commitment to multilateral system reforms.