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JAKARTA - Chairman of the National Creative Economy Movement (Gekrafs) Kawendra Lukistian emphasized that creative economy diplomacy is not just opening market access, but building a bargaining position for Indonesia in the global arena.

To achieve this, the establishment of the Foreign Representative Council (DPLN) with the sovereignty of Ananda Hutapea as Chair of the US Gekraf DPLN.

"This inauguration is a real step on how creative economy can become part of the nation's diplomacy. We want Indonesian MSME and creative industry players to have greater space to compete in the United States," said Kawendra.

Kawendra hopes that this inauguration will be a momentum for Indonesia's creative economy diplomacy to strengthen global networks.

In addition, the inauguration was a follow-up to President Prabowo Subianto's successful diplomacy, which in July succeeded in reducing the import duty rate of Indonesian products from 32 percent to 19 percent.

Dengan hadirnya DPLN Gekrafs AS, aspirasi para pelaku industri kreatif dan UMKM Indonesia dapat semakin terdengar dan memperoleh ruang yang lebih luas di pasar internasional.

“Saya tadi menyampaikan aspirasi para pegiat ekraf Indonesia kepada Parlemen Amerika Serikat dan mendapat respons positif. DPLN Gekrafs AS yang baru dilantik akan menjadi penggerak tindak lanjut diskusi teknis, termasuk lobi untuk menurunkan tarif produk ekonomi kreatif,” ujar Kawendra.

With the presence of the US Gekraf DPLN, the aspirations of Indonesian creative industry players and MSMEs can be heard more and get wider space in the international market.

"I conveyed the aspirations of Indonesian creative activists to the United States Parliament and received a positive response. The newly inaugurated US Gekraf DPLN will be the driving force for follow-up technical discussions, including lobbying to reduce creative economy product rates," said Kawendra.