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VOI News, Jakarta: Indonesia will mobilize to support Palestine at the 57th meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Association of ASEAN Countries (AMM) in Laos.  

Director of ASEAN Cooperation at the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sidharto R. Suryodipuro in Jakarta  on Friday (19/7) conveyed that Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Retno Marsudi will rally support  Palestine when attending the 57th AMM meeting.  According to Sidharto, Indonesia will consistently push for recognition of Palestine in a series of AMM meetings.

“ The Minister of Foreign  Affairs will rally support for the Palestinian problem and the recognition of the Palestinian state. So, this will be a consistent message from the Foreign Minister at these meetings,” he said.

Furthermore, the 57th AMM  is divided into two sessions, namely Plenary and Retreat sessions. According to Sidharto, the Plenary session will discuss ASEAN community building, the priorities of the Lao Chairmanship in 2024, summit preparations, and efforts to expand the parties to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia.

The Retreat session will discuss the development of the situation in Myanmar, follow-up to the 5-Point Consensus, ASEAN external relations and exchange of views on a number of regional and global issues where Indonesia will push for recognition of Palestine. (VOI-Ndy-Mar/ AF-Rahmana)