JAKARTA - Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi appreciated the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly (SMU), but said it was not enough when he received UN High School President Dennis Francis.
In addition to the Palestinian issue, the meeting which was held at the 10th World Water Forum (WWF) event in Bali, Sunday, May 19, also discussed multilateralism and climate change issues.
In a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Monday, May 20, it was said that Foreign Minister Retno welcomed the adoption of the UN High School resolution regarding the granting of privileges to Palestine which made her have almost the same rights as member countries.
It said this resolution was an important step in efforts to push for the same rights for Palestine.
However, Foreign Minister Retno said this resolution alone was not enough. Efforts to realize sustainable peace, ensure smooth delivery of humanitarian aid, and encourage full Palestinian membership at the United Nations must continue.
The next issue discussed by the two is strengthening multilateralism. Foreign Minister Retno emphasized the importance of the role of the United Nations which is more an anchor of multilateralism and Indonesia's commitment to support multilateralism.
In this regard, continued Foreign Minister Retno, Indonesia welcomes the plan to organize the Summit of the Future, hoping that the meeting will produce concrete results, including encouraging multilateral architectural reforms and accelerating the achievement of the SDGs. Meanwhile, the President of the United Nations High School expressed his appreciation for Indonesia's contribution to the UN peacekeeping mission.
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As for climate change, Foreign Minister Retno emphasized Indonesia's commitment to collaborate in overcoming sea water rise which has a huge impact on small archipelagic countries.
In this regard, Indonesia supports the holding of the High-Level Meeting on the Sea Level Rise in September, hoping that the meeting will produce concrete results.
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