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Youth alternative movement-We Youth collaborated with Political Women to organize interactive talk shows "Youth X Public Figure" in Jakarta on Friday (September 7, 2018) with the theme "Indonesian Cooperation" which was attended by approximately 500 young people from different backgrounds. In  the talk show, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Retno Marsudi was present and she was accomplished by young woman figure, Tasya Kamila. In the presence of all the young people, Minister Retno Marsudi explained the importance of digital diplomacy for Indonesia's foreign policy at this time. The digital diplomacy, according to Minister Retno Marsudi, is an effective method for conveying messages from Indonesia to the world community, especially young people or the millennial.

"Nowadays, if we are carrying out diplomacy with old style, a lot of people have speed up and have lived in a different world. Guess –is it connected! This definitely doesn't connect. We use what method other people are using. Now, what connects us is digital technology. Therefore, in conveying messages, we use social media for example. In the past, other friends stood at one position. For example, there was an explosion where. In the past, Indonesia took action too long for few days. But now, it's impossible. Once there are events in minutes, friends can see on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Twitter, my Twitter," Retno Marsudi said.

On the same occasion, Minister Retno Marsudi also called for Indonesian young people to become ambassadors or diplomats for Indonesia by promoting Indonesia to the international community through social media. This form of promotion can be done through positive hash-tags (#) about Indonesia and content uploads that can enhance a positive image. In addition, she hopes that young people whose numbers are quite large from the total population of Indonesia are able to contribute in the form of achievements and the name of the nation in the international arena. (VOI/Rezha/RHM)