JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto conveyed two important points in a meeting with Foreign Minister (Menlu) Sugiono, deputy foreign minister (wamenlu) to former foreign ministers and wamenlu at the Presidential Palace complex, Jakarta, Wednesday, February 4.
Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said the meeting was aimed at discussing Indonesia's foreign policy situation with a number of important diplomatic figures.
"In the meeting, President Prabowo gave several explanations, as well as listening to input and answering several questions from the figures present," said Teddy in an official statement on Instagram @sekretariat.kabinet.
Teddy explained, there were two main discussions in the meeting, namely:
First, Prabowo explained that every foreign diplomacy he has done, always prioritizes concrete achievements for the Indonesian nation.
"This can be seen from several important things that have been achieved in the past 1 year," said Teddy.
A number of achievements include: Indonesia joining BRICS with the world's economic power countries, the establishment of a 0% trade tariff in 27 European Union countries, and the development of the Haji Village in Saudi Arabia.
Second, Prabowo boasts of Indonesia's membership in the Gaza Peace Council or Board of Peace formed by US President Donald Trump. According to him, Indonesia also made history by participating in signing the Palestinian peace agreement initiated by the United States.
"After the signing of the agreement, the number of conflicts and victims has also decreased significantly," said Teddy.
As for the Board of Peace, Prabowo emphasized that membership is not permanent. Indonesia can withdraw from membership at any time.
"Regarding the US$ 1 billion, it is for the Gaza reconstruction fund, and it is not mandatory. Member countries can pay or not. If you pay, you will become a permanent member. However, if you do not pay, then membership will last for 3 years. Currently, Indonesia has not paid," he explained.
Finally, it was emphasized that Indonesia's participation is a concrete step to directly participate in reducing the war in Palestine, and not just limited to participating in conferences, meetings, discussions, or official meetings.
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