Czech support Indonesia as UN Security council member
Senin, 29 Februari 2016 12:30 WIB | 963 Views
Foreign Affairs Minister of Czech Republik Lubomir Zaoralek (ANTARA FOTO/Akbar Nugroho Gumay)
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Foreign Affairs Minister of Czech Republik, Lubomir Zaoralek, supports Indonesia for its candidacy as a non-permanent member of United Nations Security Council for 2019-2020.
"I can also promise the Czech Republik will support Indonesia on the international stage because we see Indonesia as a partner," Zaoralek said to Antara here last Friday.
Indonesia and the Czech Republik are countries that share similar values towards global peace, Zaoralek said.
Indonesia is the country that has promoted democracy in the region and has a moderate way of life, he said.
He lauded Indonesias efforts in fighting the radical movement and countering terrorist acts.
"Indonesia also has the tendency to mediate not only in disputed countries such as Saudi Arabia and Iran, but also in mediating clashes in South China Sea issue," Zaoralek added.
On his official three-day visit to Indonesia, from February 25 to 27, the Czech foreign minister has made a courtesy call on President Joko Widodo, as well as meet with the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, the Minister for Legal and Security Affairs.
Zaoralek also expressed confidence that the growth of foreign investment in Indonesia was promising.
Cooperation in trade and investment between the Czech Republic and Indonesia can be realized in the next few years, the minister claimed.
(T.B019/INE)
Reported by Bayu Prasetyo
(UU.B019/B/KR-BSR/A014)
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Over 1,200 marine personnel to secure OIC Extraordinary Meeting
Jumat, 26 Februari 2016 23:27 WIB | 1.191 Views
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A total of 1,277 personnel of the Indonesian Marine Corps have been readied to help secure the Extraordinary Meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jakarta on March 6 and 7.
Chief of the Marine command-2 Brig.Gen. (Marine) Hasanuddin led a rehearsal of the marine soldiers in Cilandak, South Jakarta, on Friday, as part of their preparation to secure the OICs gathering.
The marine security personnel will be led by its commander, Lt.Col. (Marine) Ena Sulaksana, "Antara" has learned.
According to him, the marine personnel, under the coordination of Jakarta Military Command, will merge with other security squads who will guard the ranking officials of the countries participating in the OIC summit in Jakarta.
Previously, Army headquarters had also expressed its readiness to deploy its personnel to help the police to secure the international gathering.
"We have been preparing (the personnel). This task is, of course, particularly aimed at securing the states guests," Armys spokesman, Brig.Gen. M Sabrar Fadhilah, said when visiting Antaras office here on Thursday (Feb 25).
Meanwhile, the Jakarta Military Command stated it will field as many as 3,600 soldiers in guarding the OICs Extraordinary Meeting on Palestine and Al Quds.
As the host of the meeting, Indonesia has invited 57 OIC member states and four observer states --- Thailand, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Russia, and Republic of Central Africa --- along with the Quartet Group for Palestine-Israel Negotiation, comprising the United Nations, European Union, Russia, and the United States.
In the meantime, Palestinian Ambassador Fariz Mehdawi said his government hopes that the next months extraordinary summit meeting of the OIC in Jakarta would come up with something concrete to resolve the Palestinian conflict, including that over Jerusalem (Al Quds Al Sharif).
"The Indonesian government has shown leadership in calling for international efforts to seek a solution to the Palestinian and Jerusalem related conflicts. We are looking forward to the meeting of the leaders of Muslim countries," Fariz Mehdawi said here on last Friday.(*)
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