VOI - Voice of Indonesia | RRI - Radio Republik Indonesia

Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Retno Marsudi conducted a bilateral meeting with Malaysian Foreign Affairs Minister, Saifuddin Abdullah at Gedung Pancasila, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jakarta, on Monday (23/7). On the occasion, the government ofMalaysia directly declared its preparedness to assist educational access to the children of Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia. According to Minister Saifuddin Abdullah in a press conference along with minister Retno Marsudi, Malaysian government will facilitate  development of Indonesia’s school in Sabah to complete Indonesia’s school in Kuala Lumpur and Johor which have been built before.

“We conveyed that Malaysian kingdom is ready to facilitate the requirement of building Indonesia’s school which has existed in Kuala Lumpur andin Johor. But Indonesia’s request is school in Sabah. So, we will facilitate it” he said.

Meanwhile, minister Retno Marsudi conveyed her appreciation on Malaysian government’s policy which supports to give educational access for Indonesian Migrant Workers’ children in  Malaysia. According to minister Retno Marsudi, there is different  mindset from Malaysian government under Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamadwhich gives priority on educational access for school-aged children, including Indonesian Migrant Workers’ children. Currently, Indonesia and Malaysia agreed to cooperate in developing Community Learning Centre (CLC) for children of  Indonesian Migrant Workers in Malaysia. The two countries will keep discussing the right location to add the number of new CLC. Furthermore, minister Retno Marsudi said that she will also discuss efforts to develop Indonesia’s school and CLC with Indonesian Minister of Education and Culture. (VOI/REZHA/TRANS-YATI/AHM)