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Dutch Foreign Minister Stefanus Abraham Blok or Stef Blok will visit Jakarta and Surabaya in East Java from July 2nd to 4th to hold a Bilateral Meeting with Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi. Director of Europe I Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dino Kusnadi told in a press conference held in Jakarta on Thursday, June 28th that the bilateral meeting between the two Foreign Ministers is very important because both countries have Comprehensive Partnership Agreement.

“The Dutch Foreign Minister, Stef Blok will arrive in Indonesia, Jakarta on June 2nd and will leave Jakarta on June 4th to hold a bilateral meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and a number of other Indonesian officials. This visit is the first visit after Stef Blok serves as Foreign Minister earlier this year. We consider this visit to be very important because of Indonesia's dynamic relationship with the Netherlands. Indeed Indonesia and the Netherlands have relationships as a comprehensive partner or strategic partner,” said Dino Kusnadi.

Dino Kusnadi further added that the bilateral visit will be a good opportunity for Indonesia and the Netherlands to evaluate the strategic partnerships that have been built comprehensively for about five years. In addition, the two Foreign Ministers will discuss issues related to de-radicalism, extremism, countermeasures against terrorism, drug control and cyber space and cyber security in depth. The two Foreign Ministers will also discuss the conflict in Rohingya and Syria, and share experiences as members of the UNSC Security Council. Economic issues related to Crude Palm Oil and FLEGT timber trade mechanisms (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade) will be discussed in the meeting. (VOI/Rezha/DP)