International Assistance For Handling COVID-19 Arrives, Foreign Minister Retno: This Is The Importance Of Cooperation And Collaboration

Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi (Source: Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

JAKARTA - International assistance from friendly countries for the handling of COVID-19 in Indonesia has arrived. Today, aid from Singapore and Australia is planned to arrive in the country.

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said cooperation and collaboration are important principles that the world continues to put forward so that the world can get out of this pandemic together.

"No one is safe until everyone is safe", said Foreign Minister Retno in a written statement on Friday, July 9, underlining the importance of global solidarity and cooperation.

She further explained that cooperation support was also offered to Indonesia by a number of countries, namely the United States, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan, England, Singapore, UAE, India, China, and other international entities.

"The cooperation support offered includes vaccines, medicines, and other medical devices. Indonesia appreciates the offer of cooperation support", said Foreign Minister Retno.

In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the aid from Singapore that arrived today included 200 ventilators, 256 empty oxygen cylinders with a capacity of 50 liters, masks, gloves, PPE, headgear, and other medical equipment.

"The support is sent by air and there will be some support that will be sent by sea", explained the Foreign Ministry.

In addition, Indonesia has also independently procured (purchased) from Singapore in the form of 10.000 units of oxygen concentrator, of which a small fraction of 30 units have arrived with the support of Singapore.

"On this very day, there will be cooperation support from Australia in the form of 1000 ventilators", wrote the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.