Indonesia is believed to be a bridge Regions Asia - Latin America

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Indonesia is believed to be the coordinator of the Asian Forum Asia-Latin America Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs Cooperation

In a Press Conference on January 17, 2010, at 12:15 local time, Foreign Minister of Indonesia Marty Natalegawa said that in the role of coordinator, Indonesia is ready to become a bridge between Asia and Latin America. Foreign Minister asserted that Indonesia has pioneered the role as liaison between the region between Asia and Africa in the Asia-Africa Conference in Bandung in 1955. In the same spirit, Indonesia would perform the role as coordinator of Asia for Asian cooperation - Latin America.

Foreign Minister also stressed the belief that Indonesia will increase FEALAC cooperative relations between the two regions in a wider scope as identified in the Tokyo Declaration includes issues of common concern that the global economic crisis, social inclusion, and the environment and sustainable development.

Answering the questions of local reporters about what to expect cooperation from Indonesia in the future Japan, Foreign Minister of Indonesia and expressed Japan relations should always be mutual benefit. In addition to cooperation in the economic field and trade that has long existed, the bilateral cooperation has now expanded to various fields.

Currently Japan is Indonesia's main partner in the cooperation environment and climate change. Strengthening of democratic institutions is also a field of bilateral cooperation, in which Japanese support for promoting democracy by Prime Minister Hatoyama indicated that a co-chair of the Bali Democracy Forum II on December 10 to 11 20009.

Foreign Minister also added that cooperation between Indonesia and Japan will increasingly develop into a more mutual relationship and multi-sectoral needs with the election of Indonesia as a member of the G-20. This reflects the recognition of the role of Indonesia to the global issues.
Indonesia to replace Japan's role as coordinator of the Asian FEALAC. Coordinator of the Latin American region held by Argentina.

FEALAC was established in 1999 to improve and expand the cooperation between Asia and Latin America. 34-member FEALAC countries, consists of 16 Asian and 18 Latin American countries with the newest member of Mongolia (Source: Embassy Tokyo).