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The Foreign Ministry’s director of international cooperation, Rina Setyawati (second left), speaks during a discussion on July 3, 2025, at the Indonesian International Islamic University’s (UIII) campus in Depok, West Java. Rina was joined by Philips J. Vermonte, the university’s dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Anshory Yusuf (second right) of Padjadjaran University’s SDG Center and Andy Sumner (right) of King’s College London. The discussion was hosted by UIII and the newly launched Indonesian Institute for Foreign Affairs (IIFA).
The Foreign Ministry’s director of international cooperation, Rina Setyawati (second left), speaks during a discussion on July 3, 2025, at the Indonesian International Islamic University’s (UIII) campus in Depok, West Java. Rina was joined by Philips J. Vermonte, the university’s dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Anshory Yusuf (second right) of Padjadjaran University’s SDG Center and Andy Sumner (right) of King’s College London. The discussion was hosted by UIII and the newly launched Indonesian Institute for Foreign Affairs (IIFA).`
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