Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Prabowo Subianto said that thanks to the\n\u201cgood neighbour policy\u201d, Indonesia can maintain relations with\nneighbouring countries and anticipate the possibility of conflict with\nthem, including in border areas in the North Natuna Sea.<\/p>\n
In front of a number of state officials at the inauguration ceremony\nof the Marsinah Museum, Nganjuk Regency, East Java, Saturday, President\nPrabowo emphasized that the good neighbour policy was an implementation\nof Indonesia\u2019s free and active foreign policy which is rooted in the\n1945 Constitution.<\/p>\n
\u201cI launched it as soon as I became President, Indonesia\u2019s foreign\npolicy is a free and active policy, non-aligned, and Indonesia wants to\nbe a good neighbour, we want to be the good neighbour, and our policy is\nthe good neighbour policy. So, I improved relations with Singapore,\nagreements that had been unresolved for decades, we resolved them,\u201d said\nPresident Prabowo.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith Vietnam, we resolved it. With China, we are improving it. Thank\nGod, now in Natuna there are fewer conflicts. With Malaysia, I am\ntrying. Hopefully, we will resolve it well, with PNG we are good, with\nAustralia we are good, all neighbours, with Thailand we are good,\u201d\ncontinued the President in his speech.<\/p>\n
The President said that his foreign policy was part of the thoughts\nof previous figures, starting from Proclamation Father Sukarno and\nMohammad Hatta, then there was also Sutan Sjahrir.<\/p>\n
\u201cWorkers, believe me, my understanding is the understanding of our\nfounding fathers. In fact, I learned a lot from Bung Karno\u2019s teachings.\nSorry, Bung Karno does not belong to one party only. Bung Karno belongs\nto all Indonesian people. Bung Karno, Bung Hatta, belong to all the\npeople, Sjahrir, everyone. So, that is our strength if we want to move\nforward. So, we take strength from all parties. That\u2019s what makes\nIndonesia great. That\u2019s why many regions are often at war. Indonesia,\nfree and active, 1,000 friends are not enough, one enemy is too many. We\nrespect everyone,\u201d said the President.<\/p>\n
The President then gave an example of how Indonesia treats its\npartner countries, regardless of how large or small the country is.\nAccording to the President, Indonesia never differentiates treatment\ntowards its friendly countries.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne day, I received the Prime Minister of Fiji at the Merdeka\nPalace. I received an official visit. He entered my office after the\nceremony. In front of reporters, he shed tears. (The Fijian PM said to\nPresident Prabowo): Your Excellency, during my time as Prime Minister in\nFiji - he has been Prime Minister in Fiji for quite some time - I have\nnever received such a reception. I am very touched. Why? Because my\ncountry is very small. His country only has one million people, but we\ntreat it the same as large countries. That\u2019s Indonesia,\u201d said President\nPrabowo.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/thanks-to-the-good-neighbour-policy-natuna-is-now-less-prone-to-conflict-says-prabowo-1780623762", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }