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Indonesia to reap benefits from APEC chairmanship

Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa is optimistic that Indonesia will reap benefits from its position ...

An Open Letter to President Obama and President Thein Sein

- On the eve of a meeting between United States President Barack Obama and Myanmar President U Thein Sein, five women ...

Yogyakarta`s privileges reflect respect of state: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has stated that Law No.13/2012 on Yogyakarta`s Special Status reflects the state`s ...

Russia, China veto UN Security Council resolution on Syria

Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution on Thursday that threatened Syrian authorities ...

Indonesia preparing master plan for South-South cooperation

The Indonesian government is preparing a master plan for South-South and Triangle cooperation (KSST), said the ...

China says to step up vigilance after U.S. navy shift

China will intensify its vigilance, but not lash back, after the United States announced it will shift most of its ...

Indonesia serious about building domestic connectivity

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Bangkok on Thursday that Indonesia is ...

President Yudhoyono attends WEF on East Asia in Bangkok

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono attended the opening ceremony of the World Economic Forum on East Asia held in ...

Tehran hails Switzerland move to reject banking sanctions on Iran

Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast praised Switzerland's decision to reject sanctions on Iran's banking ...

South China Sea issue moves to codes of conduct

Jakarta (ANTARA News) President Susilo Yudhoyono has asked all claimant countries not to view the South China Sea as ...

President asks businesspersons not to merely make profit

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday appealed to businesspersons to not only make profit but also ...

RI envoys asked to step up result-oriented, economic diplomacy

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono earlier this month was busy giving directives to Indonesian ambassadors and ...

Indonesia must have international standard steel industry

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Indonesia must have a steel industry which meets international standards while ...

Indonesia to improve its role in international cooperation

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that Indonesia has established a foreign policy doctrine to ...

EU embargo on Iranian oil, "economic suicide" for Europe

Iran`s OPEC Governor Mohammad-Ali Khatibi said Tuesday that the potential European Union (EU) embargo on Iranian oil ...