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Indonesian FM discusses regional situation with Australian, Indian counterparts

Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi on July 12 discussed the regional situation with her Australian and Indian counterparts Penny Wong and S. Jaishankar at a trilateral meeting on the sideline of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) in Jakarta.
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Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi (centre) holds a trilateral meeting with Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Penny Wong, and Minister of External Affairs of India S. Jaishankar, in Jakarta on July 12. ( Photo: antaranews.com)

Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi on July 12 discussed the regional situation with her Australian and Indian counterparts Penny Wong and S. Jaishankar at a trilateral meeting on thesideline of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) in Jakarta.

Speakingto the press after the meeting, Retno emphasised that as countries that sharemany commonalities, it is essential for the three nations to discuss the regional situation.

Shenoted that it was not the first such meeting between the three ministers. Theyhad participated in a trilateral meeting in September last year on thesidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.

Retnosaid that Indonesia, Australia, and India share many commonalities, forexamples, they are democratic countries and have also become positive forces inrespecting international laws and maintaining peace and stability.

She laudedAustralia and India's support for ASEAN's centrality and the implementation ofthe ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP).

The minister said that she is looking forwards to the active participation of Australiaand India in the ASEAN Indo-Pacific Infrastructure Forum, which is scheduled tobe held in September in Jakarta.

Australia is a member of the PacificIslands Forum (PIF) while all three countries - Indonesia, Australia and India - are members of the Indian OceanRim Association (IORA), she said, adding that she received strong support from her colleagues, the ASEAN foreign ministers, on the Secretariat-to-Secretariatcooperation between ASEAN-PIF and ASEAN-IORA.

According to the Indonesian minister, Indonesia contributes tomake the Indo-Pacific a region of peace and prosperity and engaging partnersinclusively.

She hopes that the three ministers would identifyconcrete ideas to improve economic, maritime, and food security cooperation./.

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