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VOInews, Jakarta: Indonesian vice president, Ma’ruf Amin emphasized that Indonesia is keen to contribute to world peace and is committed to supporting all initiatives to achieve the goal. This was conveyed before the delegates attending the 2024 Human Fraternity Majlis in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Sunday (04/02/2024) as reported by Antara.

VOInews.id: Namibian President Hage Geingob died early on Sunday (04/02/2024) morning, a month after announcing he was suffering from cancer. The 82-year-old man revealed his illness to the public in January. Meanwhile, the president's office announced that Geingob will undergo treatment in the United States and return home on Friday (02/02/2024).

Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, collaborating with a number of Indonesian brands, has established a sponsorship with a MotoGP racing team, Gresini Racing. The collaboration was launched in a press conference at the Sapta Pesona Building, the ministry's campus in Jakarta on Saturday (03/02/2024). Racer Alex Marquez attended the launch with his brother, Marc Marquez, who joined the team last year.

VOI News : Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Retno Marsudi said that regional countries, both ASEAN and the European Union, are at the forefront in maintaining consistent respect for international laws in a bid to prevent powerful countries from controlling it entirely. 

She also remarked that this is included in the Palestinian issue, where for more than 7 decades the Palestinian people have continued to face injustice. 

This was affirmed by Minister Retno Marsudi in the Opening session of the 3rd Indo-Pacific European Union Ministerial Forum Meeting in Brussels, Belgium.  In a statement received in Jakarta on Saturday (2/2). She affirmed Indonesia's commitment to continue to help the Palestinian struggle and called for the same thing to the European Union.

"I affirmed in my statement that Indonesia will not remain silent and will continue to help the struggle of the Palestinian people to obtain their rights whatever the challenges that must be faced and I called on the European Union to use its conscience to stop atrocities in Palestine. As a supporter of international law, the European Union must be consistent on the Palestinian issue because consistency between values and actions shows our true morality, “ Minister Retno pointed out.

Furthermore, the Indo-Pacific European Union Ministerial Forum is organized by the European Union as a dialogue platform to discuss issues in the Indo-Pacific region as well as efforts to increase cooperation. 

Indonesia, represented by Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi, has participated in 2 previous similar meetings, namely in Paris in 2022, and in Stockholm in 2023. (VOI-Ndy-Mar- AF)