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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union launched the EU-ASEAN Blue Book 2019 at the ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, Thursday, August 8, 2019. The launch also commemorates the 52nd Anniversary of ASEAN and the 2nd ASEAN-EU Cooperation and Scholarship Day. In his remarks, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Socio-Cultural Community, Kung Phoak, expressed his appreciation to the ASEAN dialogue partners, especially the European Union, who have provided economic support to ASEAN.

“Indeed for more than five decades, ASEAN has demonstrated our relevance to this region and the world. Most recently, our leaders have emphasized the importance of advancing partnership to achieve a truly people-centered, people-oriented, and forward-looking ASEAN community. Hence, such an ASEAN Community, however, is certainly not an easy task. To this end, I would like to express my appreciation to our Dialog Partners, particularly the European Union, for the economy support in helping us in entering the ASEAN Vision of an integrated stable and prosperous region,” said Kung Phoak.

Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Socio-Cultural Community Affairs, Kung Phoak, further said the European Union was also very supportive of ASEAN's efforts to improve connectivity among people. This is reflected in the support of the European Union in providing scholarships at the tertiary level of education, student exchanges, and the development of educators' competencies. Blue Book 2019 ASEAN-European Union is an annual publication about EU cooperation with ASEAN. This book aims to introduce and increase knowledge about the results of cooperation between the European Union and ASEAN in the field of development and the benefits of student mobility within the ASEAN region and between the EU and ASEAN regions. (VOI / AHM)

Indonesia will again participate in the Anuga exhibition. This exhibition is the largest international food and beverage industry and will be held in Cologne, Germany on 5-9 October 2019. Under a concept of "10 shows under one roof," the exhibition will be attended by around 7,400 participants from 100 countries. Indonesian Ambassador to Germany, Arif Havas Oegroseno in a video press conference in Jakarta on Friday (9/8) said that the number of Anuga exhibitors from Indonesia increases.

"We will carry out various activities, including business to business, then lobbying between large importers and our entrepreneurs,".said Arif Havas Oegroseno.

At present, Indonesia is in the 5^th rank in food and beverage export activities from Asian countries to Germany. Ambassador Arif Havas wants to see various aspects of trade not only goods but also services that could increase export penetration from Indonesia to Germany. This year, Indonesia targets transactions worth around Rp245 billion. (VOI/Rizky/AHM)

The word Diaspora was once mentioned by President Joko Widodo when he delivered the Vision of Indonesia for the next 5 years on July 14, 2019. It was stated by Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi when she was the keynote speaker at the 5th Indonesian Diaspora Congress in Jakarta, Saturday (10/08). According to Retno, by mentioning the word Diaspora, it means the President gave appreciation, recognition, and hope for the Indonesian Diaspora.

"There is one word that is specifically mentioned by the President. That is the word diaspora. I am sure when the President mentioned the word diaspora, this is a recognition, appreciation, and hope for the Indonesian diaspora. I want to quote what the President said. We will give our development priority to the development of Human Resources. Human Resource Development is the key to Indonesia in the future. Let's take a look at what the President said next. We have to provide high-talented Diaspora in order to make a major contribution to accelerating Indonesia's development," said Retno Marsudi.

At the end of her remarks, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi hoped that the Congress of Indonesia Diaspora can provide input to the government, especially in the context of strengthening Human Resources. (VOI / ACT INS / AHM)

The Fifth Congress of Indonesian Diaspora / CID-5) was officially opened in Jakarta, Saturday (10/8). The congress, organized by the Indonesian Diaspora Network-Global (IDN-Global), will take place in Jakarta until Tuesday (8/13). The theme of the congress is Empowering Indonesia's Human Capital. Chairman of the Indonesian Diaspora Network-Global (IDN-Global) Board of Trustees, Dino Patti Djalal, at the opening of the congress in Jakarta on Saturday (10/8) said the purpose of the conference was to focus on strengthening the role of the Indonesian diaspora in improving the quality of human resources of Indonesians. According to Dino, if the Indonesian Diaspora human resources are synergized with the government programs, the impact will be enormous.

"If the human resources in the Indonesian diaspora are synergized with government programs that focus on the development of human resources, the impact will be enormous. So, diaspora can function as an accelerator for the development of Indonesian human resources in the future and this could be the key for Indonesia to become the giant of Asia," Dino Patti Djalal said..

On the occasion, Dino Patti Djalal conveyed 8 aspirations of the Indonesian Diaspora, among others the establishment of the Indonesian Diaspora Board, the presence of Indonesian diaspora representatives at the House of Representatives, and the proposal on July 8 as the Indonesian Diaspora Day. (VOI / ACT INS AHM)