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Indonesia, South Korea look forward to stronger relations
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Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi speaks during a press conference after the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat, in Jakarta, on Feb. 4.
(AFP/Bay Ismoyo)
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ndonesia is looking forward to stronger relations with South Korea in various fields ranging from defense to economy, including the development of the new capital city Nusantara (IKN).
During a recent visit to Seoul, South Korea, Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi co-chaired the fourth Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) of Indonesia and South Korea with her South Korean counterpart Park Jin over the weekend, during which she expressed ways that both countries could and had done to strengthen relations.
The meeting was the fourth iteration of its kind, with the last meeting being conducted in March 2019 in Jakarta.
“This current JCM of Indonesia-South Korea also has a special meaning as it coincides with the 50th anniversary of Indonesia-South Korea relations and Indonesia’s chairmanship both in ASEAN and MIKTA,” Retno said in a recorded press briefing on Friday.
She added that during the occasion she expressed the need to broaden defense cooperation including in defense technology transfer.
“I reiterated that we need to strengthen the collaboration between Indonesia’s state-owned enterprises [SOEs], such as PT Pindad, PTDI and PT PAL, with South Korean partners,” Retno said.
