Jakarta (ANTARA) - Executive Director and Founder of Synergy\nPolicies, Dinna Prapto Raharja, believes that Indonesia needs to engage\nmore with Iran and other oppressed parties following the global upheaval\ntriggered by the US and Israeli attacks on Iran.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe must speak more to the parties that have been oppressed all this\ntime,\u201d said Dinna during a Public Discussion on Southeast Asia Amid\nGeopolitical Turmoil in Jakarta on Monday.<\/p>\n
The international community, she said, knows which countries\ninitiated the conflict following the US and Israeli attacks on Iran on\n28 February, thus sparking the current geopolitical unrest.<\/p>\n
In addition to mitigating the impacts arising from this turmoil,\nIndonesia\u2019s approach and support for Iran, according to her, are\nimportant to demonstrate solidarity with the oppressed parties.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, we should not side with the parties to the conflict that have\ncontinuously escalated,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause groups that cannot speak out at the global level actually\nplay a determining role. We can clearly identify those carrying out\naggression and invasion. But the other groups that cannot say anything\nare far more numerous,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
Dinna encouraged the government to instead rally support for Iran,\nespecially since both countries are members of several common forums or\ngroups, such as D8, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the\nNon-Aligned Movement, and BRICS.<\/p>\n
\u201cInternationally, we already know that Iran is the party being\nattacked. Second, Iran is a member of several cooperations in which we\nare also involved. Third, we must speak on behalf of humanity,\u201d she\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Dinna made this statement following the US and Israeli attacks on\nIran, which caused infrastructure damage and civilian casualties, as\nwell as strategic impacts on global energy security.<\/p>\n
In particular, these impacts, she said, greatly affect countries in\nSoutheast Asia because most nations in the region are oil importers.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll countries in Southeast Asia buy it. So, we are highly dependent\non the availability of that energy,\u201d she said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/practitioner-highlights-need-for-indonesia-to-engage-more-with-iran-1776095484", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }