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Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi said the meeting of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida discussed issues in Ukraine to Myanmar. During the meeting, Jokowi also highlighted the death penalty for Myanmar political prisoners.
“Issues discussed in the event working lunch Among other things, regarding the situation in Ukraine, the situation in Myanmar, the Korean peninsula, the South China Sea, and nuclear non-proliferation,” Retno said in the Presidential Secretariat’s YouTube show, Wednesday (27/7/2022).
To the PM of Japan, Jokowi conveyed that Indonesia was more active in building cooperation with world countries in the midst of a world situation full of rivalry. Retno added that RI continues to build friendships.
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“Indonesia will continue to build friendships for the sake of stability and peace and also for the prosperity of the world,” he said.
Retno said that Jokowi also explained the results of the visit to Ukraine and Russia. Jokowi delivered the results of the meeting to answer questions from the Japanese PM.
“At PM Kishida’s question, the President also conveyed the results of visits to Kyiv and Moscow during the event working lunch,” he said.
Talk about the South China Sea
At the meeting, Jokowi also conveyed the situation in the South China Sea. Jokowi stressed that every country must maintain stability and peace.
“The president also conveyed a similar message when he spoke about the South China Sea situation. The President said it was important for all countries to maintain stability and peace in the South China Sea,” said Retno.
“And the only way to maintain stability and peace is to respect international law, especially UNCLOS 1982,” he added.
Highlight the Situation in Myanmar
Jokowi also conveyed the issue of Myanmar to the Japanese PM. Jokowi stressed that the death penalty for Myanmar’s political prisoners is a departure from the 5 ASEAN-led consensus.
“Regarding Myanmar, the President expressed his disappointment at the lack of significant progress in the implementation of the 5-point consensus. All developments in Myanmar, including the death penalty for political prisoners, show a setback, not progress from the implementation of the 5-point consensus,” he said.
“All developments show that the Myanmar military junta is not committed to implementing the 5-point consensus,” he continued.
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