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President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) revealed four factors behind Indonesia`s success in becoming a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

"First is the condition that Indonesia is a democratic, stable, and peaceful country. Indonesia’s domestic condition has a significant contribution to this success," the president noted during a press conference at the Bogor Palace, West Java on Tuesday.

The second determining factor is Indonesia`s diplomatic track record and contribution to maintaining world peace.

"Third is Indonesia`s independent and neutral foreign policy, while the fourth factor is the role of Indonesia in bridging differences, including in conflicting countries," Jokowi explained.

The president remarked that Indonesia had received 144 votes out of the 190 UN member states.

"This achievement is a result of the long-term hard work, struggle of our diplomats, and also from every meeting we have held with the heads of state and government of fellow countries," he stated.

The president added that every time he met the heads of state and government, he always raised the topic of Indonesia’s nomination for a non-permanent membership of the UN Security Council.

"We always seek support of fellow countries," the president stated.

Jokowi also revealed that Indonesia had conducted a long-term campaign through clean ways and not wasted money and highlighted the track record of the country.

"(We have highlighted) Indonesia’s track record and vision for the UN Security Council," he explained. (ANTARA)




 

A number of Indonesian students in Nanning, China, performed a play to promote Sundanese (West Java) culture, with a title "Sangkuriang dan Tujuh Bidadari," or literally meaning "Sangkuriang and the Seven Beautiful Angels."

"Every year, we perform an art play, and this year, we have selected the Sundanese culture," the chairperson of the Indonesian Students Association (PPI) of Nanning, Annisa Harapuspa, told Antara in Beijing on Tuesday.

She stated that the cultural party of "Portray of Sundanese" was held on Saturday (June 9) night at a Concert Hall of the Faculty of Art, Guangxi University for Nationalities (GUN).

The performance began with a fashion show of traditional dresses brought by Chinese students who majored in Bahasa Indonesia.

"We did not expect the audience`s enthusiasm to be so high that we could not accommodate them in the hall," Harapuspa, who was accompanied by Khanti Brillianty, as the organizer of "Portray of Sundanese," noted.

Seventy Indonesian students and Chinese students were involved in the event, which was held at the Capital of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region bordering with Vietnam.

Some of the honorary guests who attended the event were Indonesian Consul General in Guangzhou Gustanto, Dean of Education Faculty at GUN Cui Wan`an, former mayor of Nanning Ke Ziqing, Vice Dean of Southeast Asian Language and Culture Faculty of GUN Lu Jinqiang, and Deputy Director of International Department of GUN Zhang Xinlei.

"We want to introduce Sundanese culture to Chinese people, especially in Nanning," Harapuspa revealed.

Indonesian Consul General Gustanto expressed hope that Indonesian students would continue to promote Indonesian traditional cultures through art performances.

"Of course, I appreciate cultural events like this, so that the diversity of our traditional cultures would widely be known in foreign countries," he added.

GUN is the first university in Nanning which has an Indonesian Language (Bahasa Indonesia) department. To date, there are about 200 students from several areas in mainland China who major in Bahasa Indonesia at the largest university in Guangxi.

The enthusiasm among Chinese students to study Indonesian is very high. Hundreds of students majoring in Indonesian at GUN participated in the selection of Dharmasiswa scholarship program 2018, which was held by the Education Attach? of the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Beijing and the RI Consulate General of RI in Guangzhou some time ago.

The Dharmasiswa program awardees have an opportunity to learn Indonesian language for one year at several universities in Indonesia funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Indonesia and get allowance during their study in the country. (ANTARA)

The National Anti Narcotics Agency (BNN) has arrested 5 men on charge of being members of drug syndicate selling marijuana in Bali.

"The five - Sucipto Silalahi (21), Albertus Nova (29), Putra Yasa (21), Ade Romadhon (29) and Guruh Rakasiwi (26) are members of a syndicate the sending of marijuana from Medan to Bali," Bali BNN chief Brig.Gen. Putu Gede Suastawa said in Denpasar, Bali, on Tuesday.

They used courier service sending the marijuana by air from Medan to Bali, Putu said.

They were arrested separately as the syndicate sold marijuana on line in Denpasar, Putu said.

Sucipto Silalahi was arrested on June 7, 2018 in Kuta, district of Badung with 2.3 kg of the illicit drug. Interrogation of Sucipto led to the arrest of Albertus Nova and Putra Yasa at Jalan Ray Renon in Denpasar and the other two suspects.

Altogether BNN confiscated 12 kilograms of marijuana from the suspects, Putu said.

If found guilty, the suspects face a jail term of up to 12 years. (ANTARA)

Indonesia could play major role in creating peace in the Korean peninsula after the meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, especially after Indonesia has been elected a non permanent member of the U.N. Security Council.

"Whatever the result of the Trump-Kim summit meeting would certainly be discussed at the Security Council, and as a non permanent member of the Security Council Indonesia strengthen its diplomacy to create peace in the Korean peninsula," former diplomat Sugeng Rahardjo told Antara news agency in Jakarta on Tuesday.

Indonesia could play a more effective role especially as Indonesia has good relations with the United States, North Korea as well as South Korea, Sugeng said.

He said Indonesia also could play a bigger role and show leadership in ASEAN to maintain peace that would contribute to the regional prosperity.

Indonesian relations with North Korea dates back to the era of President Soekarno, he said, adding the two countries also have maintained good trade cooperation though not very big in volume.

"We could use this momentum to promote trade with both North and South Korea even with the United States," the former Indonesian Ambassador to China and Mongolia said. (ANTARA)