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On Thursday 22 July, Lviv City Hall, Ukraine looked different than usual. In the courtyard of the Lviv City Hall, the anthem Indonesia Raya was heard echoing, while Indonesian Ambassador to Kyiv, Prof. Yuddy Chrisnandi raised the Red-and-White flag on one of the main poles in the presence of the Lviv City Government Leaders. The raising of the flag at the Lviv City Hall was a part of a series of events attended by Ambassador Yuddy during his visit to Lviv City in opening of the Indonesian Honorary Consul Office in Lviv. On the morning of the same date, Ambassador Yuddy Chrisnandi accompanied by the staff of the Indonesian Embassy in Kyiv and the Indonesian Honorary Consul in Lviv Andriy Ionov, held a special meeting with high-ranking officials of the Lviv Provincial Government, consisting of Governor Maksym Kozytskyy, Chair of the Lviv DPRD Foreign Cooperation Commission, Natalia Haletskaya, and heads of the Lviv Provincial Government Service. At the meeting with the Lviv Provincial Government, both sides discussed various areas of cooperation that could be developed.

The Indonesian Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon is optimistic about establishing cooperation with Lebanon despite the country is experiencing worst economic crisis. Indonesian Ambassador to Lebanon, Hajriyanto Y. Thohari said on Friday (23/7) that despite the current situation and condition of Lebanon, the improvement of relations between the two countries continues. According to Ambassador Hajriyanto, Lebanon is a country that has a lot of potential. Thus, opportunities for cooperation between Indonesia and Lebanon are still wide open in many fields, such as in the political, economic, and socio-cultural fields. Ambassador Hajriyanto also explained that the most prominent relationship between the two countries is in the socio-cultural field. There has been collaboration between the Indonesian Embassy in Beirut and universities, such as with Lebanese University to establish an Indonesian Corner at Lebanese University to promote Indonesia. Indonesia and Lebanon are also building cooperation between religious institutions. Both of them also establish cooperation between communities, such as provision of social assistance for Palestinian and Syrian refugees in Lebanon by NGOs from Indonesia.