PDIP Secretary General Calls IKN Nusantara A Strategic Trade Area

PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto/DOK DPP PDIP

JAKARTA - PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto explained that President Soekarno's goal was to move the country's capital city (IKN) to East Kalimantan, which was realized at this time.

According to Hasto, the location of IKN Nusantara which has been determined by the government now puts forward the Indonesiacentric concept. Then, East Kalimantan is also considered as a strategic trading area.

This was stated by Hasto in a webinar entitled Sharing Session of the New IKN Indonesia.

"Bung Karno in 1960 had placed Kalimantan as a strategic corridor to look at the future of the world in the Pacific. Considering that in front of Kalimantan, especially East Kalimantan, there lies a strategic trading area from the Lombok Strait to the Makassar Strait," said Hasto, Friday, February 18th.

Therefore, Hasto said that the IKN development actually reflects Soekarno's geopolitics, which reflects an Indonesian leadership that is free from colonialism.

He also hopes that the IKN Nusantara design that will be built will reflect the balance between traditional and modern culture

"This is basically a historical bridge between Indonesia's past and then Indonesia's dream of building a world civilization. This is what we hope for as a core value in building urban planning and the architect of the new capital city," said Hasto.

On the same occasion, Hasto gave his appreciation to the architect Yori Antar who has raised the concept of architecture based on Indonesian culture and geographical conditions.

"Bung Karno from the beginning emphasized the importance of Indonesia, which has a personality in culture, building roads that stand on their own feet. What Mr. Yori said illustrates the awakening of that spirit. The spirit to elevate Indonesian architecture, which if explored with philosophical content is also extraordinary," said Hasto.

"Pak Yori has explored the entire repertoire of Indonesian architecture to be displayed in the awareness of the two-season climate and understanding of public space and the social system of gotong royong," added Hasto.