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Ummi Fisabilillah, Women's Master Fide is one of the cornerstones of Indonesia at the junior Asian chess championship titled the Asian Junior Chess Championship 2019 which will be held from June 30 to July 9 in Surakarta or Solo. In the same championship last year, Indonesia managed to be a champion when International Master (MI) Novendra Priasmoro won the standard chess number. But this time Novendra is no longer participating because he will concentrate on participating in the chess championship series in Europe. To RRI, Ummi Fisabilillah claimed that she was ready to fight at the Asian Junior Chess Championship.

“I’ve been surely prepared since a long time, undergoing more training and practices, and practice again,” Umi said.

Not only preparing, the 19-year-old chess player also targets to win the title or at least the top three so she can get an International Women's Master. At present Ummi Fisabilillah has gained two Indonesian Master norms for women and she only needs one more norm to move fully into the International Women's Masters.

“More enthusiasm is sure. This is already the second one. So I must keep being enthusiastic so that I can get all the three norms faster. Moreover, I will join the Asian Junior. So it's a chance too. The 1st winner will win the title. The 2nd winner wins the norm. If possible, the target is the top second,” Umi further said.

Previously, in the Japfa Woman Grand Master tournament in Yogyakarta, there were two female chess players who got the norm. They are the Woman International Master Chelsie Monica Sihite who has Woman Grand Master and Ummi Fisabilillah who gets the Women's International Master norm. // Rosihan Anwar RRI reports. (RRI / ROSIHAN / AHM)

Russian Ambassador to Indonesia Lyudmila Georgievna Vorobieva said the bilateral relations between the two countries in various fields are getting stronger and closer. This was conveyed by Lyudmila at the reception of the Russian National Day in Jakarta on Friday (06/28/2019). According to her, the leaders of the two countries have built very good political dialogue.

“It is a great satisfaction that we know, that Russian-Indonesian relations are becoming stronger, closer and more diverse. Our leaders have established an excellent political dialog in a personal context. Bilateral trade is on the rise, defense cooperation, interaction in the sphere of security show positive dynamics. Inter-parliamentary and inter-religious context brings our people closer together,” said Ambassador Lyudmila.

On this occasion, Ambassador Lyudmila on behalf of the Russian government in Jakarta expressed her congratulations on the re-election of Joko Widodo as President of the Republic of Indonesia. Russia believes both countries will be able to carry out joint projects within the framework of Vision 2045 launched by President Joko Widodo. Attending the reception of the Russian National Day in Jakarta, Friday, were Indonesian Coordinating Minister for the Economy Darmin Nasution, Minister of Marine and Fisheries Affairs Susi Pujiastuti, as well as several Foreign Ambassadors in Jakarta. (VOI / AHM)

Russia is a strategic and important partner for Indonesia. For almost 70 years, Indonesia and Russia have maintained, not only the bonds of friendship and close cooperation but also historical relations. This was conveyed by Coordinating Minister for the Economy Darmin Nasution at the reception of the 27th Russian National Day in Jakarta, Friday (06/28/2019). Minister Darmin Nasution underlined the importance of strengthening bilateral cooperation relations in the future. He said the two countries had benefited from several mechanisms for formal bilateral relations through 3 pillars of cooperation.

"Let me take this opportunity to underline the importance of strengthening future bilateral cooperation. We have been benefited from the several existing formal bilateral mechanism passing 3 pillars of cooperation namely political and security, economic trade, and investment, as well as social-cultural, " said Darmin Nasution.

Furthermore Coordinating Minister for the Economy Darmin Nasution the economic cooperation between the two countries that has been carried out includes, among others, strategic investments in infrastructure, energy, and transportation.

On the occasion, Darmin congratulated the National Day of the Russian Federation and hoped that the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries in February 2020 could further strengthen bilateral relations and partnerships that have been going on for a long time. (VOI / AHM)

Romania is expected to help in accelerating the negotiation of the Indonesia and European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (I-EU CEPA) which will enter the 8th round. As stated by the Expert Staff for Politics, Law and Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Teuku Faizasyah, in Jakarta on Thursday (28/06/2019), at a reception which marked the end of the first rotating Presidency of Romania to the Council of the European Union. In addition, Teuku Faizasyah also hopes there will be a lot of progress afor the 8th round of the I-EU CEPA negotiations and there will be no more rounds of negotiations.

“And I called on Romanian support to expedite the conclusions of the ambitious and the achievable Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (I-EU CEPA). I’m pleased to learn on the many progress of the I-EU CEPA negotiations last week in Jakarta that there was the 8th round of negotiations. Let us hope that during the next round of negotiation, we can achieve more progress and we don’t need more round of negotiations,” said Teuku Faizasyah.

During the event, the Romanian Ambassador to Indonesia Valerica Epure handed over the stick of the Presidency of the European Union Council to the Finnish Ambassador to Indonesia, Jari Sinkari, which marked the start of the Finnish Presidency for the European Union Council. Romania holds the first 6 months of the Trio Presidency of the European Union Council, which starts on 1 January 2019, followed by Finland from July - December 2019 and Croatia from January - June 2020. (VOI / AHM)