JAKARTA - Foreign Minister Sugiono emphasized that the 2+2 meeting had a strategic meaning for the relationship between the Republic of Indonesia and Australia.
This was said by Foreign Minister Sugiono after attending the 2+2 RI-Australia Meeting with Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin with his asphalt of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Australia, Richard Marles and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
This 2+2 meeting was held at the Australian Parliament Building, Canberra, the ninth meeting of the Foreign Minister and the Defense Minister of the two countries which was initiated since 2011.
The meeting discussed various strategic issues related to political cooperation, defense-security, and geostrategic development issues in the Pacific and Middle East regions.
"The 2+2 meeting has a strategic meaning for RI-Australia relations, especially in the foreign and defense political sectors, as well as joint efforts to maintain regional peace and stability," said Foreign Minister Sugiono at the opening of the meeting, launching a statement from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thursday, August 28.
The Ministers agreed to follow up on discussions between President Prabowo Subianto and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Annual Leaders' Meeting last May in Jakarta.
The discussion includes strengthening maritime cooperation through the establishment of Indonesia-Australia Maritime Dialogue and a number of Maritime Domain Awareness programs.
"As a country that shares maritime boundaries, Indonesia and Australia need to increase maritime cooperation in a further direction," said Foreign Minister Sugiono.
The increase in cooperation in the field of conflict prevention in the region is also a discussion in the 2+2 meeting. The two countries agreed on the Indonesia-Australian Partnership for Peace and Stability as a joint effort to maintain regional stability.
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In a global context, the Foreign Ministers and Defensemen highlighted the development of the situation in the Middle East, especially the humanitarian conflicts that occurred in Gaza.
They called for all parties to stop acts of violence and carry out a ceasefire, as well as ensure that the distribution of humanitarian aid runs smoothly.
In particular, Foreign Minister Sugiono on this occasion welcomed Australia's decision to recognize the Palestinian state, which is planned to be delivered at the September United Nations General Assembly.
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