Athan Cup 2024 Pererat Inter-WNI Gathering In Poland

The 2024 Athan Cup activity in Poland (doc. Special).

JAKARTA - The Defense Attache Office of the Republic of Indonesia in Warsaw, Poland, managed to hold an Athan Cup 2024 activity which was intended not only as an inter-WNI gathering in Poland, but also part of the defense diplomacy function.

The Defense Attache (Athan) of the Republic of Indonesia (RI) in Warsaw, Colonel Sus Adi▁Keputusany, said the activity was successfully carried out thanks to the coordination between the Athan RI Office in Warsaw and the Indonesian Student Association (PPI) in Poland.

The Polish PPI is one of the oldest student associations in the world because it first started in 1957 by 10 Indonesian students who were sent for student exchange during President Soekarno's time.

"So, this inter-WNI friendly activity living in Poland is also part of the function of defense diplomacy which is the task of Athan's office, in the form of fostering Indonesian people and students in Poland," he said.

He explained that the 2008 Indonesian Defense White Book places diplomacy as the front line of national defense. Meanwhile, defense diplomacy is also a process that not only involves state actors, but also non-governmental organizations, think-tank, and civil society.

"Defense diplomacy aims to improve relations between countries both through formal and informal channels, with the government and non-government as well as at low risk and cost."

"The appropriate defense diplomacy strategy will improve the military capabilities of a country, including intelligence capabilities," he said.

According to Athan RI in Poland, which is accredited in Ukraine, Hungary, and Slovakia, the 2024 Athan Cup was held with the aim of increasing the sense of inter-WNI unity in Poland, growing the spirit of nationalism, and encouraging the routine of healthy living for Indonesian citizens in Poland. 2024 Athan Cup activities will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at the Solec Sports Center (OSIR).

The agenda competes in three badminton categories, namely men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles.

According to the 1999 Air Force Academy (AU) carbol, the number of participants in the 2024 Athan Cup managed to reach 11 men's doubles teams, six women's doubles teams, and eight mixed doubles teams officially opened by the Indonesian Ambassador to Poland, Anita Lidya Luhulima.

This activity was attended by students and alumni from the Warsaw University of Technology, the University of Information and Management in Rzeszow, Jagiellonian University, Collegiam Civitas, Vistula University as well as employees and interlocutors at Polish business institutions.