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Through the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Executive Board`s membership for 2017-2021 period, Indonesia looks to improve its role to be more beneficial for UNESCO, Culture and Education Minister Muhadjir Effendy stated. The minister made the statement on the sidelines of the UNESCO Executive Board Session at the organization`s headquarters in Paris where Coordinating Minister Puan Maharani conveyed the Indonesian government`s view on UNESCO on Tuesday. Maharani conveyed Indonesia`s view on the government`s policy in the field of cultural and human resource development as part of the country`s duty in UNESCO.

On the occasion, Maharani conveyed an official statement from the Government of Indonesia, including the country`s commitment to providing assistance to UNESCO. She noted that being elected as one of the members of the UNESCO Executive Board for the 2017-2021 period, Indonesia is keen to increase its role for the benefit of the organization.

The inclusion of Indonesia into the Executive Board of UNESCO is expected to have a mutual influence, and Indonesia`s presence can also be felt by all members of the organization, especially in various forms of cooperation that have been established and also assistance sought by other countries. In addition, the UNESCO Executive Board membership can be useful for Indonesia in the context of development of culture and human resources. ( antara )