VOI - Voice of Indonesia | RRI - Radio Republik Indonesia

Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi came to Indonesia for an official visit to meet President Joko Widodo at Merdeka Palace on Wednesday (30/5). Prime Minister Modi was greeted with a state ceremony and continued on veranda talk, then bilateral meeting between the two countries’ delegates. In the statement during a joint press conference, President Joko Widodo revealed that Indonesia and India agreed to enhance strategic partnership into a comprehensive strategic partnership. With a comprehensive strategic partnership, the President believes the bilateral relations between the two countries will be stronger and better.

“The robustness of this relationship not only brings benefits to the people of both countries, but also to the stability and prosperity of the region. In 2019, Indonesia and India will celebrate 70 years of diplomatic relations and various activities will be carried out to bring our society closer. Indonesia is ready to forge closer, better, and stronger cooperation with India” President Joko Widodo said.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Modi in his statement said that India and Indonesia have to establish basic cooperation of Indo Pacific, because as a strategic partner, Indonesia and India together with other countries in Indo Pacific region is responsible for ensuring security in the Maritime region. As for from bilateral meetings between the Indonesian and Indian delegations, cooperation was established, including cooperation in the field of defense, the framework of agreement between the Indonesian and Indian governments on the cooperation of exploration and use of space for peaceful purposes, and Memorandum of Understanding on technical cooperation in the sector the railway between the Ministry of Transportation and the Ministry of Railways of the Republic of India. (KBRN/Pradipta/AHM)

Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, conducts his state visit to Indonesia on 29-31 May, 2018. On May 30, the Prime Minister will have among others bilateral meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo and meeting with business community and Indian people in Indonesia. The Prime Minister will also discuss Indonesia’s target to increase the number of Indian tourists to Indonesia which reaches 40% or 700,000 tourists. India appreciates Garuda Indonesia airlines which will begin its direct flight from Denpasar, Bali and Mumbai.

“This year Indonesia tourism has created a very ambitious target. I understand the target is to grow Indian tourists to Indonesia by 40% to reach 700 thousands. And very important statement is the direct channel endeavored by Garuda Indonesia. They are starting the direct flight connecting Denpasar Bali to Mumbai. And that is a very successful connection,” Ambassador of India to Indonesia, Pradeep Kumar Rawat, said in a press conference on the visit of Indian Prime Minister in Jakarta on Monday (28/05).

Ambassador Pradeep Kumar Rawat added until now, good cooperation in the sector of energy and solar energy has been established between Indonesia and India. It is one of the reasons of the harmonious relation between Indonesia and India. (VOI/EGI/TRANS-YATI/AHM)

Indonesia always gives political support to Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh territory, which is disputed with Armenia, the Chairman of the Azerbaijan Press Council, Aflatun Amasov, said in Baku on Monday.

Indonesia always supported Azerbaijan on the issue in international forums such as the United Nations and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), said Amasov.

"We are very grateful to the government of Indonesia, which always supports Azerbaijan on Nagorno-Karabakh. We do not ask for military or economic support from Indonesia because our economy and weapons are enough," he said.

Azerbaijan, the second largest oil exporter, after Saudi Arabia, to Indonesia, considered the world's largest archipelagic country a friend and always backed Indonesia in various international forums, he said.

The closeness could be seen even in how the Indonesian Ambassador, Husnan Bey Fananie, was very understanding about Azerbaijan, especially on the Nagorno-Karabakh issue, said Amasov.

The bilateral relationship was expected to strengthen in various fields, including economy, politics and culture, Amasobe said when receiving several Indonesian journalists who were attending the 100th anniversary of Azerbaijan.

Earlier, the Chairman of the Association of Journalists of OIC member-states, Fazil Abbas, also received an Indonesian journalist who proposed a joint photo exhibition by the media in Azerbaijan and Indonesia to introduce the two countries to their respective people. (ANTARA)