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Indonesian and US Defense Ministers Discuss Strategic Cooperation of the two Countries
24
January

Indonesian and US Defense Ministers Discuss Strategic Cooperation of the two Countries

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Indonesian Defense Minister, Ryamizard Ryacudu discussed strategic cooperation with the US Defense Minister James Mattis, at the Indonesian Defense Ministry building in Jakarta on Tuesday (23/01). After the meeting, Minister Ryamizard to Media said the two ministers agreed to strengthen and increase bilateral beneficial cooperation for the two countries. He said the maritime cooperation also become an important issue for Indonesia and the US, since Indonesias vision as the world maritime axis.
 
"As the defense ministers, we work together for common security in the region. Then, we talk about important issues such as North Korea, South China Sea, Trilateral and Rohingya. We must not provoke North Korea, but we invite the UN to urge North Korea to keep international law," Riyamizard Ryacudu said. 
 
Furthermore, Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu also  said the meeting also talk about lifting the ban for Indonesian Army Special Forces personnel to come to the United States. Minister Ryamizard also explained that Minister James Mattis will try to help lifting the ban, so it is expected the Indonesian Army Special Forces are allowed to visit the country// AF/VOI-RRI
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President Appreciates Performance of Indonesian Military and Police to save Democracy Party
24
January

President Appreciates Performance of Indonesian Military and Police to save Democracy Party

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo opened leadership meeting of Indonesian military and Police on Tuesday (23/1) at the Indonesian Militarys headquarter in Cilangkap, Jakarta. In his speech, the president underlined has increased peoples awareness on the implementation of safe and peaceful democracy party, both at the central and regional levels. According to the president, it has showed the increase of peoples awareness and maturity in politic as well as positive performance of Indonesian military and Police in securing the implementation of Presidential, legislative and  regional Heads election. Nevertheless, the President reminded all element of the Indonesian military and Police to invite all people to increase  their maturity in politic. It is aimed that the implementation of the democratic party in Indonesia will run safely and peacefully.
 
"We should not be complacent. We have to invite all national components to increase our maturity in democraty, to protecting our brotherhood, security and orderliness. We should be aware on dynamic movement which can bother Pancasila, the Unitary State of Indonesia-NKRI, the 1945 Constitution, and the Unity in Diversity," President Joko Widodo said. 
 
The leadership meeting of the Indonesian Military TNI and the Police (Polri) themed Based on Synergy, Solidarity and proffesionalism, TNI - Polri are ready to secure sustainable election of regional heads in 2018 and general election stage in 2019, in order to guarantee the sustainability of National Development”.  The meeting was attended by 359 high officials from TNI and POLRI//  Ndy/trs-yati  
 
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The US Defense Minister James Mattis Meets Indonesian President Joko Widodo
23
January

The US Defense Minister James Mattis Meets Indonesian President Joko Widodo

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The United States Defense Minister James Mattis met President Joko Widodo, at Merdeka Palace Jakarta on Tuesday (23/1). In the meeting, minister James Mattis accompanied by the US ambassador to Indonesia Joseph R. Donovan were welcomed by President Joko Widodo who was accompanied by minister of State Secretary Pratikno and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs AM Fachir. After the meeting, the US Minister Mattis conveyed that he together with President Joko Widodo discussed various things related to Indonesian and the US partnership. Minister James Mattis also conveyed that he made sure that the US commitment to support Indonesia reminding the important role which played by Indonesia in the territoy including Indo-Pacific territory.  
 
"We talked about our partnership and which common ground in term of respect from one democracy to another and I am here to listen to your leaders and understand what it is we can do to assist you, one democracy to another, you who are so important here in the Indo-Pacific region," James Mattis said. 
 
The US Defense Minister James Mattis is visiting Indonesia from January 22  24, 2018. Before he met with President Joko Widodo, James Mattis has met Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi and Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu. The meeting with minister Ryamizard was Mattis main agenda to Indonesia.  The two Defense ministers met at Defense Ministrys building and discussed about the increase of defense cooperation between the two countries. The two ministers also discussed efforts to strengthen cooperation within the Indo-Pacific context, in particular to create a peaceful, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific region//  trs-yati (ndy)
 
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24
January

Indonesian Health Ministry Emphasizes the Importance of Family Independency on the National Nutrition Day

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National Nutrition Day is commemorated every January 25 and this year is the 58th anniversary. This year's subtheme is 'Together Preventing Stunting Through Family Independency'. Director of Nutrition, Directorate General of Nutrition and Maternal and Child Health, Ministry of Health, Doddy Izwardy explained, there is a decrease in the number of malnutrition every year in Indonesia. In a special interview with Voice of Indonesia in Jakarta on Monday (22/1), he said that based on the Monitoring status of nutrition in 2017, the number of children with underweight or lack of nutrition has decreased. Ahead of the National Nutrition Day Commemoration, he asked people to sympathize and learn from the extraordinary condition of malnutrition in Asmat, Papua, so that the condition of malnutrition will never happened in the future. According to him, nutritional problems can be overcome with education about nutrition and health.

"The most vital thing is to build the resources. In this nutritional day we can spared stunting by the first 1000 days of life with family independence. So, we take the smallest, the core. 1000 days of life is starting from pregnant up to 2 years. So, she can take her nutrition. So, she did not give birth to a child with low birth weight" Doddy Izwardy said.

Doddy further explained, knowledge and attitudes of parents about the fulfilling their children need of nutrition clearly determine the nutritional status of children. The nutritional status of children is closely related to the knowledge and attitude of parents in providing food. The nutrition program that has been implemented by the government has contributed to the prevention of nutrition problems. There needs to make effort by accelerating nutrition improvement which is declared by the government through Presidential Regulation No. 42, 2013 on the National Movement for the Acceleration of Nutrition Improvement with priority on the first thousand day of life// (Sekar/trs.Rezha)

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