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United States Ambassador to Indonesia Joseph Donovan in Jakarta on Wednesday stated that the 4 of July celebration also aimed to celebrate relationship between the United States and Indonesia. According to him, cooperation between the two countries was built on the basis of basic values, tolerance, mutual respect, and upholding the rights of its citizens. Joseph said that, the United States also expected an increase in relations with Indonesia, especially in marking the 70 years of bilateral relation of the two countries in 2019.

"I hope the United States and Indonesia will be cooperating on our 70th year of anniversary. And I think the great way to begin that cooperation and that celebration is when we moving to our Embassy building later on this year," said Joseph Donovan .

Meanwhile the Indonesian Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Panjaitan stated that both countries should be able to increase cooperation in the maritime and environment sector. He believed that both Indonesia and the United States has plenty of rooms to enhance cooperation in that sector, for instance related to plastic and marine debris. (KBRN/Retno/Trans/Ndy/AHM)