Yesterday's Middle East Situation and Fuel Availability

Amid the uncertainty caused by the temporary airspace closure in the Middle East, the Indonesian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Judha Nugraha, personally visited a number of Indonesian citizens who remain stranded in Abu Dhabi. On Tuesday evening, Ambassador Judha went to the Al Reef residential area in Abu Dhabi to meet four stranded Indonesians who are being temporarily hosted by another Indonesian resident in Abu Dhabi named Yuni Budi Pramudyo. The meeting was warm and infused with solidarity, reflecting the strong bonds of the Indonesian diaspora community in the UAE during the emergency.

The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polkam) Djamari Chaniago visited the Pertamina Balikpapan refinery (KPB) to ensure national energy security in anticipation of the Middle East conflict’s impact and to guarantee the supply of fuel ahead of Idul Fitri 1447 H. ‘My visit here is to assess how far the National Strategic Project (PSN) RDPM (Refinery Development Master Plan) Balikpapan is progressing as part of the lifeline of national energy resilience,’ said Djamari during his tour of the refinery at KPB, in a press release from the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Kemenko Polkam) received in Jakarta on Tuesday.

President Prabowo Subianto, in a meeting with several figures at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Tuesday evening (3/3), discussed Indonesia’s position as a member of the Board of Peace (BoP) for Gaza following the unilateral attack by the United States and Israel on Iran. The 3.5-hour meeting discussed the BoP’s future. ‘(We are) discussing BoP, but also in the context of latest developments, whether the war raging in Iran will weaken, possibly weaken, the BoP’s position and mandate. We will recalculate from that perspective,’ said Noer Hassan Wirajuda, Foreign Minister from 2001–2009, at a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, after the meeting.