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Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi on Monday received a 30-minute call from US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs tweeted on Monday that Tillerson, during the phone call, conveyed the US` wish to improve its bilateral relation with Indonesia. Marsudi and Tillerson also discussed issues of Palestine, especially the US' plan to withhold millions of dollars of humanitarian aid for UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which is the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. Marsudi told Tillerson that US should carefully consider the plan in cutting its contribution to UN Relief Agency. Spokesperson of Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Arrmanatha Nasir noted in Jakarta on Monday that Minister Retno Marsudi expected that the US` move would not have a negative impact on the education and housing programs for the Palestinian refugees During the phone call, Marsudi and Tillerson also discussed the idea of a fair, open, and transparent regional architecture in Indo-Pacific region to promote the ecosystem of peace, stability, and prosperity in the region.////Antara