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VOI News, Jakarta: Indonesia will participate in  a series of the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) in Laos.  Minister of Foreign  Affairs, Retno Marsudi will utilize the meeting to encourage superpowers in a bid to remember the important role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to their interests. 

Indonesia is also going to remind the importance of regional resilience for all parties, including through strengthening ASEAN institutions. According to Director of ASEAN Cooperation at the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sidharto R. Suryodipuro in Jakarta Friday(19/7), Indonesia is to utilize the 57th AMM meeting to encourage superpowers to comply with international laws, and norms in the region.

“A number of other important messages that will be conveyed by the minister of foreign affairs in the series of meetings are, of course, to continue the achievements of Indonesia's chairmanship last year.  Indonesia was chai of ASEAN in 2023. There were various achievements last year under the theme of ASEAN matters epicenter of growth. Then,  another message of the foreign minister is to continue to encourage major powers to remind them of their interests in ASEAN for this region, the importance of regional resilience for all parties, including through strengthening ASEAN institutions, the importance of complying with international law and regional norms, such as TAC (Treaty of Amity and Cooperation), Bali Principles, AAC (Treaty of Amity and Cooperation),” he conveyed.

Furthermore, Sidharto R. Suryodipuro also pointed out that  Minister Retno Marsudi will attend 19 meetings in her presence in Laos.  The meeting starts from the 25th Post Ministerial Conference, ASEAN Regional Forum, ASEAN plus Three, 14th East Asia Summit,  31st ASEAN Regional Forum to the 24th ASEAN-EU. The numbers, according to Sidharto, show the long tradition of ASEAN which remains relevant through meetings and partnerships built. (VOI-Ndy-Mar/ AF-Rahmana)