"In the next five years Indonesias diplomacy will be aimed at protenting the territorial integrity of the Republic of Indonesia," she said in the 2015 new year annual press statement.
She said Indonesias diplomacy in international relations would be based on the principles of respecting territorial integrity of all countries.
"Indonesia would not let the principles to be violated by other countries," she said.
In view of that she said she would step up border diplomacy in 2015 particularly maritime border diplomacy.
"(It will be) especially aimed at settling the countrys maritime borders. Indonesia has already drawn a road map for border negotiations. The Indonesian government will also increase its presence in the border regions," she said.
She said Indonesia has actually made achievements in its border diplomacy one of them being the agreement on three new maritime border segments with Singapore and the Philippines in 2014.
She said several other efforts would be carried out by the foreign ministry including drawing up a standard operating procedure and rules of engagement for maritime regions whose borders have not yet been agreed on.
She said the diplomacy to be carried would be in line with the the mission of President Joko Widodo to realize the "Trisakti" concept of making Indonesia sovereign in politics, economy and culture.
"Through independent and active foreign policy Indonesias diplomacy would be aimed at achieving the goal," she said.
(Reporting by Yuni Arisandy/Uu.H-YH/KR-BSR/A014)
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