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VOI News, Jakarta: Indonesia's relations with countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region have been running since the beginning of independence. Indonesia's relations with countries in the Latin American and CaribbeanRegion in various fields need improving.

Second Secretary of the Directorate of Intra and Interregional Cooperation for the Americas and Europe at the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rina Permatasari Bey in an interview with VOI RRI, in Jakarta on Friday (16/8) explained that to improve relations between the two countries could start from improving relations among people-to-people contacts. The  efforts to improve good relations between community members can be carried out through various forums.

“In Indonesia there is a saying “Tak kenal, maka tak sayang” meaning ‘not knowing, not loving’. So, it is very important to have a lot of activities, a lot of forums in various fields of economy, culture, sports or art that can bring the people of Indonesia and Latin America closer together,” she conveyed.

Moreover,according to Rina Permatasari Bey, the opportunity to increase cooperation with the  countries is very possible because Indonesia and countries in the Latin American region have many similarities.

“I think we have a lot in common; we have a passion for sports, a passion for soccer, and we have a big economy. Because, we are developing countries, we need to combine our strengths, our resources,” she pointed out.

Furthermore, Rina Permatasari Bey also pointed out that the Indonesia Latin America and Caribbean (INA LAC) Business Forum is to take place in Peru on September 11-13, and it is one of the forums that enhances not only cooperation in the economic field, but also as a forum to improve relations between community news. (BRG/AF/ Rhm)