JAKARTA - Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono assessed that the ASEAN-Japan partnership is an anchor for peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region in the midst of the current complexity of global dynamics.
The Indonesian Foreign Minister said the importance of making the ASEAN-Japan partnership a driving force for innovation and inclusiveness in the region.
"For more than 5 decades, ASEAN and Japan have built partnerships on the basis of mutual trust and promoting concrete cooperation," explained the Indonesian Foreign Minister at the ASEAN 'Japan Post Ministerial Conference (PMC) meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, July 10.
Furthermore, the Indonesian Foreign Minister said that Indonesia welcomes the plan to adopt the Joint Statement implementation of ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) at the ASEAN Summit in Japan next October.
This Joint Statement is considered a strategic step to strengthen open, inclusive and international law-based areas.
Foreign Minister Sugiono emphasized that the implementation of AOIP needs to be realized through real cooperation so that the region remains peaceful and becomes the epicenter of growth.
"In the midst of the global dynamics that are increasingly complex today, ASEAN and Japan's partnerships are not only relevant, but must be more important, an anchor of peace and Indo-Pacific stability," said Foreign Minister Sugiono.
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It is known, Japan is ASEAN's first dialogue partner. Their relationship was improved at the ASEAN-Japan Summit in Jakarta in 2023, with the status of the partnership between the two parties being upgraded to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
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