Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good afternoon, May prosperity be upon us all. This afternoon’s limited meeting will be focused on discussions on the eradication and handling of drug-related crimes at home. The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) recorded that as many as 1.95 percent of the country’s population or 3.6 million people are involved in drug abuse […]

Your excellencies,Welcome to the MIKTA Summit. We understand today’s global challenges are very complex and to answer those challenges, collaboration and cooperation is the answer. In that regard, I would like to emphasize three things. First, becoming a positive force. All countries must become a part of the solution to global challenges. MIKTA must ensure […]

Your Excellency Antonio Guterres,Welcome to Jakarta. I am very concerned about the current global situation as expectations for the UN are getting bigger to create world peace. Synergy between ASEAN and the UN is needed to maintain peace and to address important issues in the region, including the issue of Myanmar. Regarding the Indo-Pacific, ASEAN […]

Your Excellency Prime Minister Marape,It is good to see you again. I truly appreciate PNG who are towards Indonesia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, including which was shown at last month’s MSG Summit. I am also delighted that economic activity is one-scaled booming since the opening of the Skouw-Wutung border and the launch of the direct […]

Your Majesty, Your Excellencies, the leaders of the East Asia Summit, Welcome to the East Asia Summit. This afternoon I would like to highlight just one thing, that all of us sitting in this room have an equal responsibility to create peace, stability, and prosperity in the region. We all have the same responsibility to […]

Your Excellency Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Your Majesty, Your Excellencies Leaders of ASEAN Countries, To ASEAN, Australia is not only a neighboring country, but also a strategic comprehensive partner that also connects the Indo-Pacific region. ASEAN is also an important trade partner for Australia with a higher trade value compared to that with the United […]

Your Excellency Prime Minister Modi, Excellencies, Honorable ASEAN Leaders, I sincerely appreciate PM Modi for attending this event amidst preparation for the upcoming G20 Summit. Once again, thank you PM Modi. Your Excellency, So far, the cooperation between ASEAN and India has been bringing concrete benefits for the people. Nevertheless, we still need to optimize […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) Thank God, the 43rd ASEAN Summit and other Summits have run smoothly. In the midst of challenging situation, Indonesia’s Chairmanship has produced concrete results as part of the measures to maintain peace, stability, and prosperity in the region. In the forum, I did in fact state that […]

Your Majesty, Your Excellencies ASEAN Leaders, Your Excellencies Leaders of the ASEAN Dialogue Partners, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, First of all, allow me to convey my highest appreciation to all Leaders and invitees for attending this closing ceremony. We have conducted 12 meetings during the three-day Summit and produced 90 outcomes documents, as well as […]

His Excellency General Secretary of the United Nations Antonio Guterres, His Majesty, Excellencies ASEAN Leaders, The preamble to the ASEAN and UN charters both start with ‘We, the peoples’, meaning that the people must continue to be our priority. And, in the midst of increasingly complex global challenges, wars and conflicts, food crises, energy crises, […]