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Indonesian Arts and Culture Scholarship 2012March 31 – July 13, 2012

BACKGROUND The Indonesian Arts and Culture Scholarship (IACS) has been conducted since 2003 and was initially offered to and participated by member countries of the South West Pacific Dialogue (SwPD); Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Timor-Leste, and the host Indonesia. Bearing in mind the significance and advantages obtained from the program, the schlarship was expanded over the years to include member countries of ASEAN, ASEAN+3, PIF countries, as well as many countries from all regions in the world. In the period of 2003 to 2011, the scholarship has been awarded to 384 alumni from 50 countries.In order to deepen the awardees’ understanding of Indonesian arts and culture, and to enhance their skills for the final performance, awardees will be divided and assigned by the organising committee to different arts centers for the duration of approximately 3 (three) months. The arts centers are located in Bandung, West Java; Denpasar, Bali; Makassar, South Sulawesi (tentative); Solo, Central Java; Surabaya, East Java.Awardees will live within or around the arts centers, allowing for the chance to experience the local heritage and interact with the local community. Synergy between theory and practices shared inside and outside the art centers would undoubtedly become the driving force for shaping international cultures and norms, and will eventually strengthen regional as well as global understanding and cooperation at a people-to-people level.

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Yudhoyono hopes Indonesia-Britain relations to grow strongerRI, Italy agreement on disaster management cooperation20th ASEAN Summit closed, leaders reaffirm goalsUN assigns six officers to join UN monitoring team in SyriaFinland’s trade committee praises Indonesia’s economyIndonesia participates in “One Day On Earth”Foreign youths join cultural scholarship program in Indonesia

World Environment Day to focus on Green EconomyIndonesia is not afraid to work in European Union marketDangdut music to go international

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Banjarmasin - city of a thousand rivers

Indonesian Embassy “Go Green”Meeting with Director General of Bilateral Relations, Mr. Zdravko PonosMeeting with Director General of Consuler & Diaspora, H.E. Mr. Dragan MarkovicMeeting with Prof. Dr Irinej Bulovic and Dr. Aleksandar RakovicMeeting with Vice Dean of the University of Belgrade, Prof. Dr Aleksandra Vranes

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Distinguished readers,

Belgrade is definitly one of the most beautiful city in Europe, especially in spring time. The city that has succeed to keep and maintain many large green areas, parks and forests situated on the banks of two rivers, Danube and Sava. Respecting this, Indonesian Embassy in Belgrade also took the time and effort to give its support to Belgrade over last few years in creating better environment in and around its premises, and one of them by organizing the “Go Green” action during the month of April. The results of this efforts are special awards named “The Most Green” from the Municipality of Savski Venac given to our Embassy during the year 2011 and again, this year. In line with the commemoration of the Earth Day, this

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SUPERVISORH.E. Semuel Samson

EDITOR IN CHIEFAriana Yulianti

BOARD OF EDITORSEko HimawanWidya Parsaoran GultomCol. Agoes JoesniIndah MekawatiYudi Tetra Mulya

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year our ecology activities was participated by the representatives of Municipality of Savski Venac, Eko Volonteri and Elementary School “Dragan Lukic” who contibuted in increasing the awareness to the natural environment of Belgrade city.

From this reason, we have chosen Kalimantan as the tourist destination on this edition, the third biggest island in the world that is well known for its tropical forests, rich natural resources and exotic flora & fauna, but also for many rivers, that has big potentials in agriculture, mining and tourism. Since entering 21st century, South Kalimantan with its trading tradition and economy has already entered “one-step ahead” phase, either in manufacturing industry or service industry sector without exception of tourism in small, medium and big scales.

This large range of natural resources in our country has been also one of the elements in better economical cooperation with other countries such as Italy, Great Britain, Finland and Saudi Arabia, as well as with ASEAN countries with strong commitment towards accelerating the establishment of ASEAN Community 2015. In particular with Serbia, we are focusing in increasing the cooperation in the field of education through the scholarship programs and exchanging the students between Indonesia and Serbia.

Slowly but surely, the identity of Indonesia has been recognized in Serbia, one of them through the Indonesia related business companies in Serbia, such as Indo Serbia Food, Tutto Per Tutti, Wabi Sabi, Black & White, Bali Paradizo hotel, restaurants Surabaya and Indo Fast Food. These are the pioneers of the new era suported by the Indonesian Embassy in Belgrade and people to people contacts based on traditional and close friendship between our two countries and common interests.

EQUATOR is a compilation of news taken from National News Agency (ANTARA) and other news sources from Indonesia. The contents does not reflect particular policy or position of the Embassy of the Republic Indonesia and its beholders. The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia takes the privilege to sort out news material taken from the above mentioned sources and presented in accordance with the coverage of the materials (political & security, economy, social & culture and international relation issues).

Cover Photo:Kalimantan’s rain forests are home to some extremely rare species of orchids that are estimated 2500-3000 orchid species. The black orchid (Coelogyne pandurata Lindley) is an endemic orchid from Kalimantan.

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Jakarta - British Prime Minister David Cameron expressed admiration to Indo-nesia’s democracy in his address at Al-Azhar University in Jakarta on Thursday morning (12/04).

“Indonesia has spread the democratic spirit to our country as well as a to number of other developed countries. Democracy in Indonesia has inspired us, for which I salute

you,” PM David Cameron said in his speech.PM Cameron also said that Indo-

nesia has undergone an extraordinary political transformation and economic changes, and shows the world its ability to develop democracy without sacrific-ing the security of its people.

“Democracy has caused Indonesia to undergo an extraordinary transfor-mation and inspired other countries to achieve freedom in their countries like Egypt and Syria,” he added.

The economy in Indonesia became an important topic for PM Cameron dur-ing his two-day visit to the country on

11 and 12 April 2012. He said the favor-able economic development in Indone-sia can open employment opportunities for young people.

PM Cameron arrived at Al-Azhar University campus at 8 am on Thursday (12/04) for a speech to academicians and students, attended by Indonesian National Education and Culture Minis-ter Muhammad Nuh, former Youth and Sports Minister Adhyaksa Dault, and for-mer Finance Minister Fuad Bawazier.

The working visit was David Camer-on’s first since he became British Prime Minister in 2006.

Democracy has caused Indone-sia to undergo an extraordinary transformation and inspired other countries to achieve freedom in their countries like Egypt and Syria

British PM admires democracy in Indonesia

Yudhoyono hopes Indonesia-Britain relations to grow stronger

Jakarta - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he hoped the current visit of British Prime Minister David Cam-eron would further strengthen relations between the two countries.

“As you (the Prime Minister) know, relations between Indonesia and Brit-ain have been running well and keep improving. I hoped with your visit we could further increase these relations in the future,” he said when receiving PM David Cameron at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on April 11, 2012.

President Yudhoyono noted that due to the visit, it was hoped new op-portunities would be opened to boost the two countries relations, both in the economic and non-economic fields.

PM Cameron, meanwhile, said in his speech that relations between Indonesia and Britain have been strong and a num-ber of opportunities were still available to see the relations increase diplomati-cally, politically as well as economically.

Also, Cameron said he was amazed by Indonesia`s economic performance and transformation in the past few years.

“We are also impressed by the power and development of democracy in Indo-nesia, which could become an example for other countries in the region,” he said. Besides holding private talks, the two leaders also conducted a bilateral meeting.

This was the first visit by PM Camer-on since his election, which will continue until April 12, 2012. He was accompanied

by Trade Minister Lord Green, Minister of Universities and Sciences David Wil-letts and a number of businessmen.

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Indonesia, ASEAN sign host country agreement

Jakarta - Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty M. Natalegawa and ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan signed an agreement between the Indonesian Government and ASEAN on Hosting and Granting Privileges and Immunities to the Jakarta-based ASEAN Secretariat, on the sidelines of the ASEAN ministerial meeting in Phnom Penh on April 2, 2012.

“We really appreciate the commitment made by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia. In this regard, we are pleased with the conclusion and signing of this im-portant agreement,” Surin Pitsuwan said following the signing, as reported on the ASEAN Secretariat official website.

The Host Country Agreement sends an important message to the world about the importance placed on ASEAN by its member states. The agreement is evidence of the important role played by the Indonesian government in host-ing and facilitating the work of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat, Surin said.

“This is, indeed, a momentous occa-sion that reflects the importance of ASE-AN and the commitment that Indonesia and other ASEAN Member States attach

to the work of ASEAN,” Marty stated.The signing was witnessed by nine

ASEAN Foreign ministers, Permanent rep-

resentatives to ASEAN, SOM leaders, dele-gates, and ASEAN Secretariat officers who attended the 20th ASEAN Summit, the ASEAN Secretariat said in a statement.

The Host Coun-try Agreement is the key legal instrument that embodies Indo-nesia’s continuing commitment and support to ASEAN, as host of the ASE-AN Secretariat in Jakarta.

It sets out the duties and responsi-bilities of the parties

as well as the privileges and immunities granted by the Indonesian Government to ASEAN, including the Secretariat, to enable it to perform its functions and operations effectively.

With its entry into the ASEAN Charter in 2008, the Host Country Agreement replaces the previous one concluded in 1979 and has been reached after a series of discussions and consultations between ASEAN and Indonesia.

The Host Country Agreement sends an important message to the world about the importance placed on ASEAN by its member states

Jakarta - Indonesia and Italy have agreed to cooperate in disaster man-agement planning.

An agreement was outlined in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa and his visit-ing counterpart, Minister Giulio Terzi di Sant` Agata, on April 23, 2012, in Jakarta.

“Indonesia and Italy have experi-enced numerous natural disasters in the past. The MoU contains agreements be-tween Indonesia and Italy to exchange information and capacity building in the disaster management area,” said Minister Marty Natalegawa.

Meanwhile, Italy`s Foreign Affairs Minister Giulio Terzi di Sant` Agata said cooperation in disaster management is important for both countries because Indonesia and Italy can share their

knowledge and strategies in respond-ing to disasters.

Indonesia has experienced numer-ous disasters, such as earthquakes,

landslides and floods during the past years. In 2004, a strong earthquake and tsunami hit Aceh province, killing about 100,000 people.

RI, Italy signs agreement on disaster management cooperation


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Phnom Penh, Cambodia - The 20th ASEAN Summit held in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh has officially ended, following a closing session led by Prime Minister Hun Sen on April 4, 2012.

The Summit produced a number of declarations, such as the ‘Phnom Penh Declaration on ASEAN: One Communi-ty, One Destiny’, ‘Phnom Penh Agenda on ASEAN Community Building’, and

‘Drug-Free ASEAN 2015’.The ‘Phnom Penh Agenda’ docu-

ment states that all the leaders of the ASEAN member countries have agreed to redouble efforts to create the ASEAN Economic Community by 2015, to trans-form the region into a single market and production base, as well as a highly competitive region with equitable and integrated economic development.

Further, as quoted in the Phnom Penh declaration, ASEAN countries have also agreed to maintain the integ-rity and prosperity of Southeast Asia to keep it a peaceful, stable and secure re-gion, and to implement ASEAN’s various initiatives and agreements.

Leaders of ASEAN’s member coun-tries also committed themselves to the vision of achieving a drug-free region.

In the Drug-Free ASEAN 2015 docu-ment declaration, the countries’ lead-ers agreed to follow up technical talks at the ministerial levels and develop a framework related to combat narcotics distribution.

ASEAN member countries have also agreed to exchange information and experiences related to drug abuse pre-vention efforts, and have conducted comprehensive cooperation and dia-logue with ASEAN partners.

The Summit, held from April 3-4 in Phnom Penh, also discussed the prog-ress and challenges faced in completing the ASEAN Community by 2015, includ-ing the Political-Security Community, Economic Community and Socio-Cul-tural Community.

The ‘Phnom Penh Agenda’ docu-ment states that all the leaders of the ASEAN member countries have agreed to redouble efforts to create the ASEAN Economic Community by 2015, to transform the region into a single market and production base

20th ASEAN Summit closed, leaders reaffirm goals


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TNI assigns six officers to join UN monitoring team in Syria

Jakarta - The National Defense Forc-es (TNI) is to send six of its officers to join the UN team to monitor the imple-mentation of a full cessation of armed violence in Syria.

The Indonesian government had accepted UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon`s impromptu request to send any of its officers to join the team, TNI spokesman Col. Minulyo Suprapto said in Jakarta on April 20, 2012.

“Because of limited time, the recruit-ment of officers through the normal procedure is impossible. Therefore, the six officers were recruited from mem-bers of the Indonesian contingent join-ing the UN peacekeeping force. They

will temporarily be assigned to Syria,” he said.

The six officers are now joining the United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MO-NUSCO) and United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), he said.

They are Maj. (Adm) Aulawi Imam (UNAMID), Capt Dharma Yoga Gede (UNMIL), Maj Muhammad Anom Kartika (MONUSCO), Maj Ratih Pusparni (UNIFIL), Capt Nani Kusminati (UNIFIL) and Maj Hery Darmawan (UNIFIL), he said.

Minulyo said the participation of

the Indonesian military officers in the UN monitoring team demonstrated the world community`s trust in and recogni-tion of Indonesian peacekeepers capa-bility in carrying out global peace mis-sion under the aegis of UN.

The violence in Syria, which began in March 2011 has claimed over 9,000 lives, mostly civilians, and displaced tens of thousands of people.

The UN has estimated that over 9,000 people have so far been killed in the conflict, while Damascus says 6,044 have died, including 2,566 soldiers and policemen.

Indonesia launched South-South and triangular cooperation programs

Jakarta - Indonesia launched South-South and Triangular cooperation pro-grams for developing countries in Ja-karta on April 9, 2012.

“We launched six programs today. The programs are a manifestation of Indonesia`s commitment to global de-velopment,” Indonesian Foreign Minis-ter Marty Natalegawa said.

The programs are Indonesia`s South-South and Triangular coopera-tion Forum, Publications on Indonesia`s Technical Cooperation Capacities, an International Training Programme on Post-Harvest Technologies on Fruits and Vegetables, an International Train-ing Programme on Water Management for African countries, a Workshop on the Strengthening of Technical Coopera-tion through Public Private Partnership, and the Dissemination of Implement-ing Agencies Facilities to Development Partners.

“The programs also serve Indonesia s contributions to the common effort to achieve global prosperity,” Marty added.

He said this effort is more than a token of solidarity among developing countries, but also an important and concrete means to enhance the well be-ing of all people around the world.

“This event is more relevant today, when we are in the penultimate lap to

the finish line to meet the MDGs targets in 2015,” he noted.

He added that there are three rea-sons why South-South and Triangular Cooperation works best for the cause of development.

“First, South-South and Triangular Cooperation serves as a model for the genuine global partnership for devel-opment. Second, this cooperation can bring about more transparency and ac-countability,” he said.

And the last reason is because this cooperation can be precisely tailored to the needs of each developing country.

“Because developing countries face

similar challenges, their sharing of expe-riences can be particularly enlightening and fruitful.”

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also joined with other government agencies, including the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas), The Nation-al Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), Ministry of Agriculture, and Ministry of Public Works.

At least 14 countries have joined this cooperation. They are Fiji, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Timor Leste, Cambodia, Alge-ria, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Iran, Mex-ico, Madagascar, Sudan and Zimbabwe.


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Jakarta - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the Government will encourage and give the widest oppor-tunities for national business compa-nies to increase business opportuni-ties to the United Kingdom along with increased trade cooperation between the two countries.

“It is an opportunity for everybody. Each business cooperation needs invest-ment opportunities,” the President said in a press conference at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on April 11, 2012, after-noon following a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron.

The President said that the govern-ment has basically opened an oppor-tunity to boost business with national business people.

The President also hoped national and state company businessmen would make use of the opportunity.

In the meantime PM Cameron said he saw Indonesia as a country playing an important role both in Southeast

Asia and in the world so that the UK considers Indonesia a strategic partner.

“Indonesia as a Muslim majority na-tion is practicing good democracy and therefore shows success as a democrat-ic country,” PM Cameron said.

Indonesia`s success as a democratic country achieved progress in many sec-tors so that the UK sees Indonesia as a strategic country in Southeast Asia.

Five agendasPresident Yudhoyono said five agendas

had been discussed in the meeting between the two government leaders in boosting co-operation between the two countries.

“In the meeting we discussed five important agendas, firstly trade cooper-ation, investment, education, democra-cy and dialogues among believers and climate change,” the President said.

The President said that trade has increased 10 pct compared to 2010. In 2010 trade between the two countries reached 2.6 billion US dollars in 2011

and creased to 2.8 billion US dollars.“UK investment in Indonesia in-

cludes the five biggest, and wish for cooperation in line with Indonesia`s ef-forts of increasing investment growth and opportunities,” the President said.

The UK itself, PM Cameron said, wished to double the trade value in the next three years and will contribute to the development of micro, small and medium businesses in Indonesia.

“We also wished Indonesian busi-nessmen to increase investment and prioritize them to become investors to the UK,” he said.

PM Cameron invited President Yud-hoyono to make a visit to the UK and dis-cuss increased cooperation between the two countries more intensively in London.

In the bilateral meeting, the two gov-ernment leaders were flanked by their economic, education, security coop-eration, technology, youths and sports ministers and some other officials.

Government encourages businessmen to expand business to UK

Jakarta - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, speaking in Jakarta on April 26, 2012, called on regional lead-ers, as well as Cabinet ministers, not to waste the nation’s current economic momentum.

“We must maintain the momentum so that we can further improve the wel-fare of the people and for that political stability and security is needed,” he said while opening a meeting on national development planning.

He recalled that while many coun-tries in the world had failed to achieve economic growth in the midst of the global economic crisis during the past few years, Indonesia had been able to record an annual growth of 6.5 percent.

The President said this momentum must be continued by formulating and imple-menting national development programs.

“In the 2012 budget we set the growth at 6.7 percent, but due to

changes in the global situation we later revised it downward to 6.5 percent. This also happened in other countries. What is important is we must be able to main-tain the growth at above 6.5 percent. If we are successful, the target will be raised next year, certainly followed by better equality of distribution,” he said.

President Yudhoyono said success in achieving a target was determined by plan-ning and its implementation and, there-fore, the current meeting was important.

“In 2011 we recorded that our econ-omy grew 6.5 percent, up 0.5 percent from the previous year. Income per cap-ita was at US$3,540, up from US$3,000 in the previous year, while the pov-erty rate was down from 13.3 percent to 12.49 percent, and unemployment from 7.14 percent to 6.65 percent. These are facts, reality,” he said.

Yet President Yudhoyono said much still had to be done by the government,

despite these achievements.“After we have seen last year’s re-

cords, let us now look to this year. I wish to ask you to see the missions and eco-nomic challenges we are facing this year. I have already identified a number of economic challenges that we have to face with regards to our political, eco-nomic, as well as public welfare devel-opment efforts. In the field of economy we must maintain growth, as well as our budget and fiscal conditions. Then we must create jobs and build infrastruc-ture in regions and manage inflation so the price of foods remains affordable.

With regard to public welfare, edu-cation and health sectors must be im-proved. The deadline for achieving the Millenium Development Goals (MDGS) (is near). Remember, now is 2012, and so only three more years are left to reach it. So, let us work hard to meet the goals,” he said.

President calls for making use of economic momentum


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Indonesia encourages ASEAN’s inclusive economic development

Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Indonesia will encourage inclusive economic co-operation and development under the framework of ASEAN cooperation to achieve an ASEAN Community by 2015 as originally planned, Vice President Boediono said.

“ASEAN has come a long way from the simple regional grouping of 45 years ago. We have all experienced happy and diffi-cult times. Slowly but surely, the govern-ments and the peoples of ASEAN mem-ber states feel closer as a community that shares values, welfares and visions,” he said in his address to the plenary session of the 20th ASEAN Summit held at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh on Tuesday.

He noted that the Bali Concord II of 2003 had laid a basis for the creation of an ASEAN Community, while the ASE-AN Charter of 2008 served as a legal basis for the attainment of the ASEAN Community`s vision.

“We should be proud that our re-gion is enjoying peace and stability,” he said. The Vice President also touched upon the code of conduct for the South China Sea adopted at the ASEAN Sum-

mit in Bali in 2011.“After agreeing upon it, it s time for

us to indulge in a discussion on a code of ethics as a crucial step,” he said.

He said ASEAN is currently viewed as one of the important regional coop-eration organizations, including as an im-portant architect in regional and global politics. However, ASEAN still needs to do more to improve the quality of the orga-nization for the future, he added.

Bali Concord II of 2003 had laid a basis for the creation of an ASE-AN Community, while the ASEAN Charter of 2008 served as a legal basis for the attainment of the ASEAN Community`s vision

Finland’s trade committee praises Indonesia’s economy

Jakarta - Finland’s Trade Committee has praised Indonesia’s positive eco-nomic growth as reflected in the capi-talization in its capital market, which has kept rising.

“Indonesia has strong economic growth which can be seen in its capital market development,” the Chief of the Finland Committee delegation, Mauri Pekkarinen, said while visiting the Indo-nesian Stock Exchange (BEI) in Jakarta on April 17, 2012.

He said that Indonesia also has a many natural resources and Finland has superior technology, and there should be collaboration between the two countries.

“I hope we will cooperate to com-bine them. It is important how we man-age the natural resources. We, in Fin-land, have invested a lot in clean and energy-efficient technology, environ-ment, waste management and others,” Pekkarinen said.

“The role of a strong capital market is very important, as it is one of the re-quirements for an economy to run well. I am now convinced that this require-ment is fulfilled in Indonesia,” he said.

“Indonesia’s economic growth is very good in the midst of economic cri-sis in the euro zone. Seeing other coun-tries still recording growth is encourag-ing,” he said.

The use of modern technology in the Indonesian capital market has made it an interesting choice for investors.

“The technology used here is ad-vanced. This is a very modern stock ex-change,” he added.

Also, Finland’s ambassador to Indo-nesia, Kai Sauer, said Indonesia’s capital market represents the country’s strong fundamentals. “The volume of share trade in the Indonesian capital market is very high and has always been in the positive territory. We think it represents Indonesia’s economy,” Kai Sauer said.

The delegation will return with the message to Finland and also report on other developments in Indonesia for possible cooperation.

The Finland economic committee delegation was personally welcomed by the President Director of BEI, Ito War-sito, flanked by the director of company assessment, Edy Sugito. Ito said the Fin-land economic committee delegation came to the country to see in more de-tail the development of the Indonesian capital market.

“Their response is quite positive. They are amazed that in the past 10 years our capital market’s capitalization has grown more than 30 percent a year, on an average,” Ito said.

He noted that the growth was also considered better compared to that of other countries, with continuous growth in consumer, banking, mining and other sectors.


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Jakarta - Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan opened the Fourth “IndoGreen Forestry Expo 2012” and launched the Manage-ment of Information and Documentation (PPID) website at the Jakarta Convention Center in Jakarta, April 5, 2012.

“The theme of the expo is `Green Growth Economy Toward 2020` to en-courage the implementation of a green economy,” the Forestry Minister said.

According to Hasan, a green economy is a necessity and the opinion that a green environment hampers development is incorrect since the desire for short-term profits will not help the country, in the long run. “It is now impossible for business people to exploit the forestry, mining, and agricultural sectors by marginalizing the

surrounding communities,” Zulkifli noted.Therefore, the Minister added, the In-

doGreen Forestry Expo would be a meet-ing place for stakeholders to cooperate in overcoming the problem.

He further said the government was planning to implement the sustainable development of a pro-poor, pro-job and

pro-growth environment, as part of the government s special treatment towards the public in forest management.

“According to the law, forest areas should be used for people`s welfare, but in reality there is massive forest ex-ploitation that is detrimental to the sur-rounding communities,” Zulkifli said.

Minister opens Indogreen Forestry Expo 2012

The theme of the expo is ‘Green Growth Economy Toward 2020` to encourage the implementation of a green economy

Indonesia participates in “One Day On Earth”

Jakarta - Across the planet, docu-mentary filmmakers, students, and oth-er inspired citizens were asked to record the human experience over a 24-hour period on the 10th of October 2010, contributing to a global day of media creation called “One Day on Earth”.

The resulting film -- put together from footage that was shot in every country in the world, including Indo-nesia -- will be shown simultaneously across the globe on International Moth-er Earth Day on 22 April 2012.

Indonesian screenings of “One Day on Earth” will take place that day on evening in Jakarta and Yogyakarta, the United Nations Information Center (UNIC) said in a statement. The “One Day on Earth” motion picture showcases the diversity, conflict, tragedy and triumph occurring on the planet in one day, weaving an un-precedented portrait of interconnected-ness of life on the planet.

“These screenings are perfect stage-setters in Indonesia for the global conver-sation on sustainable development that

is taking place this year in the run-up to Rio,” Michele Zaccheo, the UNIC Director in Jakarta, said in reference to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable De-velopment, also known as Rio+20, to be held 20-22 June 2012 in Brazil.

“Rio represents a historic chance to make real commitments to a sustainable fu-ture - which can only be achieved by realiz-ing the interconnectedness of life on earth, and erasing the artificial barriers that have been set up between economic, social, and environmental well-being,” Zaccheo says.

UNIC Jakarta is organizing the screen-ing in the capital in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut, the German cultural cen-tre in Menteng that is currently hosting a series of events on “Forests & Biodiversity.” In addition to the UN Information Centres around the world, a number of other UN offices have supported the production of “One Day on Earth”, including UNDP, UNICEF, UNHCR, UN Women and UNAIDS. UNDP Country Director Beate Trankmann will introduce the film in Jakarta.

The “One Day on Earth” motion pic-

ture includes several contributions from the creative community in Indonesia, in-cluding Agus Makkie, Gunnar Nimpuno and Ramda Yanurzha.

The Yogyakarta screening is orga-nized by Wisdom Traveler, a cultural movement that celebrates and shares the tapestries of local wisdoms that weave Indonesia together. “We feel Yo-gyakarta is a perfect place to host this event on Earth Day because of the city’s history and culture,” Yoodi Djimar of Wisdom Traveler, said adding that the screening takes place in the context of the festival celebrating the 100th year anniversary of the late Sultan Hameng-ku Buwono IX.

“For us in Indonesia it was a neces-sity to be a part of the global documen-tation on One Day on Earth,” ilmmaker Agus Makkie said.

“It’s a portrait of what is happening around the world and it helps us to real-ize that our population is not only Indo-nesian, but the world’s population. We are all citizens of the world,” he said.


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Jakarta - Indonesia’s export of elec-tronic and telemathic products will increase to 12 billion US dollars by the end of this year.

“Up to the end of the year, electronic and telemathic exports increased 1.3 pct from last year’s 10.93 billion US dollars. Most of the products had been exported to the African continent,” Director Gen-eral of High Technology-Based Industrial Products of the Industry Ministry Budi Darmadi said in Jakarta on April 17, 2012.

Budi said Indonesian electronic products entered the African market through the ports in South Africa.

“Indonesia is relying on electronic products like television sets, audio equipment and room air conditioners. From the South African ports the Indo-nesian products were spread to other African countries like Cameroon, Nige-ria, Senegal and Ivory Coast,” he said.

He said South Africans preferred In-donesian products because of their bet-ter quality than Chinese products.

“While the market share of Indone-sian products in South Africa is much bigger than that of China, Africans did

not like the inferior quality of Chinese products,” he said.

In this context, Budi said, electronic

products have a chance to boost Indo-nesia’s export market in Africa.

Indonesian export of electronic products to reach 12 billion dollars

Kuta, Bali - Indonesia and Saudi Ara-bia have agreed to increase their trade to US$10 billion in the next two years from the current US$6.7 billion, an official said.

The value of Indonesia`s exports to Saudi Arabia was currently smaller than that of its imports from the Middle East-ern country, Dr Rizal Affandi Lukman, Deputy for international economic

cooperation and financing coordina-tion to the coordinating minister for economic affairs said on the sidelines of a meeting between the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) and Saudi businessmen in Bali on April 23, 2012.

Indonesia`s imports from Saudi Ara-bia now represented nearly 60 percent of the total trade between the two countries, he said.

“This is because our imports from Sau-di Arabia are mostly made up of natural oil while our exports to the country consist of non-oil/non-gas commodities,” he said.

Yet, Indonesia s export of non-oil/non-gas commodities such as rubber, clove and textiles to Saudi Arabia in the past four years jumped 51 percent, he said.

Therefore, he asked Saudi com-panies to invest in Indonesia because the amount of Saudi investment in the country was relatively small.

“Based on the results of our previous meeting with Saudi companies, they had expressed keen interest in invest-ing in food estate to meet the country`s demand for foods and fruits,” he said.

Up to the end of the year, elec-tronic and telemathic exports increased 1.3 pct from last year’s 10.93 billion US dollars

Indonesia s export of non-oil/non-gas commodities such as rubber, clove and textiles to Saudi Arabia in the past four years jumped 51 percent

RI, Saudi Arabia agree to raise trade to US$10 bln


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Jakarta - The Foreign Affairs Ministry is organizing an Art and Culture Scholarship (IACS) program for 50 young people from 37 countries, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minis-ter Wardana said in Jakarta on April 3, 2012.

He said the aim of the scholarship pro-gram was to introduce Indonesian art and culture to these youths. “We hope that they will be able to promote Indonesian art and culture upon returning to their countries,” Wardana said.

He added that the scholarship program was also intended to promote friendship and mutual understanding about the arts and cultures of the participating countries. “After the three-month scholarship pro-gram, the participants will join together in a cultural performance,” said the former Indonesian Ambassador to Egypt.

As part of the scholarship program, participants will also visit the cities of Band-ung, Solo, Surabaya, Denpasar, and Makas

Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Wardana said the participants of the cultural scholarship program came from Italy, Germany, Eng-land, Japan, Serbia, and ASEAN countries, among others

Foreign youths join cultural scholarship program in Indonesia

Miss Ivana Matic from Serbia

sar to study the local art and culture.Wardana said the participants of

the cultural scholarship program came from Italy, Germany, England, Japan, Serbia, and ASEAN countries, among others.

He added that the recipients of the scholarship would study Bahasa Indo-nesia and other ethnic languages, arts,

cultures, and religion through a series of activities.

He noted that this cultural scholar-ship program began in 2003 and has so far been attended by 384 young people from 49 countries. This year, for the first time, one student from Serbia, Ivana Matic, has gain the Indonesian Art and Culture Scholarship (IACS) program.


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ASEAN women organized painting, sculpture exhibition at ASEAN secretariat

Jakarta - About 94 women artists from ASEAN member countries and Ja-pan exhibit paintings and sculptures at the ASEAN Secretariat here from April 17-21, an event dedicated to Kartini Day, which is observed every year on April 21 to celebrate the women`s movement in Indonesia.

The exhibition was officially opened by Minister of Women s Empowerment and Child Protection Linda Agum Gumelar, who was represented by her secretary Sri Danti, in Jakarta on April 17, 2012.

Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs Bagas Hapsoro, speaking on behalf of ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsu-wan at the opening ceremony, said the ASEAN Secretariat always encouraged the organization of people-to-people events at the Secretariat building and the use of its facilities.

Themed “Equality in Art”, the paint-ing and sculpture exhibition is organized by the ASEAN Women`s Circle (AWC) of Jakarta, Yayasan Seni Rupa Indonesia, Ikatan Wanita Pelukis Wanita Indonesia-

Jawa Barat, and Bale Seni Barli, with the support of the ASEAN Secretariat.

The exhibition is displaying the art-works of female artists from Indonesia, the Philippines, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Japan.

The works being displayed include “Kuserahkan Padamu” by Kartika Affandi (Indonesia), “Seruling Dewi Kahyangan” by Lili Melati (Indonesia), and “Value of Nature, the Mountain” by Fatimah Ku-miko Pulukadang (Japan).

The event is also aimed at raising funds for various organizations that deal with issues related to natural disas-ters, disadvantaged children, and the elderly.

Present at the opening ceremony were, among others, Sranya Natalegawa (the wife of Indonesia`s Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa) and Junisa Alatas (the wife of the late former Foreign Af-fairs Minister Ali Alatas).

The art exhibition is also highlighted with a bazaar showcasing ASEAN handi-crafts and a workshop and discussions on the arts.

Themed “Equality in Art”, the paint-ing and sculpture exhibition is or-ganized by the ASEAN Women s Circle (AWC) of Jakarta, Yayasan Seni Rupa Indonesia, Ikatan Wan-ita Pelukis Wanita Indonesia-Jawa Barat, and Bale Seni Barli, with the support of the ASEAN Secretariat

sar to study the local art and culture.Wardana said the participants of

the cultural scholarship program came from Italy, Germany, England, Japan, Serbia, and ASEAN countries, among others.

He added that the recipients of the scholarship would study Bahasa Indo-nesia and other ethnic languages, arts,

cultures, and religion through a series of activities.

He noted that this cultural scholar-ship program began in 2003 and has so far been attended by 384 young people from 49 countries. This year, for the first time, one student from Serbia, Ivana Matic, has gain the Indonesian Art and Culture Scholarship (IACS) program.


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Indonesia, China build conservation stations

Padang, West Sumatra - Indonesia and China have agreed to set up con-servation stations in five locations, on Natuna island, Perancak in Bali, Morotai in North Maluku, and two others in the country`s eastern region.

“The construction of the conserva-tion stations is part of the Indonesia-Chi-na Center for Ocean and Climate (ICCOC) agreement to overcome rising seawa-ters, resulting from climate change,” said Sharif C Sutardjo, the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries said on statement.

The cooperation was made in con-currence with China Ambassador Liu Jianchao`s visit to the Fisheries and Ma-rine Resource Ministry.

It was made to follow up the mem-

orandum of understanding (MoU) between the Indonesian ministry of fisheries and marine resources and the State Ocean Administration, which was signed by the two countries marine resource ministers in Beijing in March 2012, worth US$180 million.

Sharif said the ICCOC had six main objectives: increasing communications between the two countries scientists; exchange of information and data; orga-nizing symposium and similar activities; publishing scientific journal and research reports; regulating equipment and ships; and increasing human resource capacity.

“The cooperation is done within the framework of implementing the sea-based economic or blue economy cooperation agreed earlier in Beijing,” he stated.

Sharif said sea potential has bright prospects and, therefore, the blue econ-omy concept implemented by China would become the fisheries and marine resource ministry`s programme.

He stated that cooperation would also be carried out in the field of educa-tion. Sharif said China provided scholar-ships for S2 (masters) and S3 (doctorate) education in the field of marine resourc-es, and the ministry of fisheries and ma-

rine resource ministry would be given an aid in the form of a research ship to conduct marine researches including deep sea researches.

Meanwhile, Liu explained that the two countries bilateral cooperation in the field of fisheries and marine resourc-es would benefit both nations.

He said the cooperation would cover natural resource development, marine and fishery technology, and marine sci-ences, whereby the two countries could strengthen and realize mutually benefi-cial economic development.

Liu noted that Indonesia s sea area is larger than the land area and, therefore, the blue economy concept matches with the country`s conditions. “Therefore, Chi-na will support and become a strategic partner for Indonesia,” he said.

The blue economy concept is the development of marine resource-based economy, which includes sustainable management of marine resources, es-pecially with regard to food security, climate change, eradication of illegal fishing, cooperation in research and de-velopment, and improving awareness of marine issues.

The blue economy concept is the development of marine resource-based economy, which includes sustainable management of ma-rine resources, especially with regard to food security, climate change, eradication of illegal fish-ing, cooperation in research and development, and improving awareness of marine issue

Jakarta - Interfaith dialogue is one of the ways to foster global culture of peace, Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa said in his opening speech at the 2nd Indonesia-Italy Interfaith Dia-logue held in Jakarta, April 23, 2012.

“A true dialogue is a continued pro-cess of listening and opening one`s mind

to what another wish to share. Of pre-senting our own views in a constructive way and of seeking common ground,” said the Minister.

However, the Minister said recent chal-lenge on holding interfaith dialogue is how to spread the result of dialogue wide enough to create common understand-ing among people with different religion.

He explained there are many forum and process for dialogue among the faiths, cultures and civilizations. Howev-er there are still outbreaks of violence in many parts of the world that stem from prejudice and intolerance.

“We must all go out and reach out to others until a worldwide dialogue is go-ing on among all. A worldwide dialogue leading to a global culture of peace and mutual tolerance and mutual caring. It

will only be then that dialogue is truly inclusive” said the Minister.

Meanwhile visiting Italian Foreign Af-fairs Minister Giulio Terzi di Sant` Agata during the event emphasizing his speech on protection for minority groups.

“Government must reach out to the grass root level and religious leaders must help promote respect towards different religious beliefs,” said the Minister.

The 2nd Indonesia-Italy Interfaith Dialogue in Jakarta is participated in by Chairman of Indonesia`s largest muslim organization Said Aqil Siradj, Chairman of Indonesia`s second largest muslim or-ganization Muhammadiyah Din Syam-suddin, President of the Community Sant` Egidio Professor Marco Impagliaz-zo and members of civil societies from both Indonesia and Italy.

The 2nd Indonesia-Italy Interfaith Dialogue in Jakarta is participated in by Chairman of Indonesia s larg-est muslim organization Said Aqil Siradj, Chairman of Indonesia s sec-ond largest muslim organization Muhammadiyah Din Syamsuddin, President of the Community Sant Egidio Professor Marco Impagliazzo and members of civil societies from both Indonesia and Italy

FM: Interfaith dialogue one way to foster global peace


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120 sailing ships to participate in Sail Morotai

Ternate, North Maluku - At least 120 sailing ships from Indonesia and other countries will participate in the up-coming international marine event of Sail Morotai, to be held in the Morotai Islands district, North Maluku, in mid-September 2012.

“Sailing ships is one of the Sail Mo-rotai contests,” Sail Morotai Committee Chairman Muhadjir Albar said in Ternate on April23, 2012.

According to Muhadjir, the over-seas sailing ships will sail via two gates at Darwin and Kinabalu, and then drop anchor somewhere in Indonesia before converging in Morotai.

In addition to the sailing contest, Sail Morotai will also organize nautical sports and culture festivals and pro-

mote tourism through national and in-ternational seminars.

Muhadjir remarked that the Sail Mo-rotai event was being promoted in the United States, Australia, and Japan be-cause these three countries had fought on Morotai Island during World War II.

He added that infrastructural prepa-rations for the event are currently under-way and are expected to be completed on time.

Muhadjir noted that the central gov-ernment had allocated Rp80 billion to

fund the construction of infrastructure and facilities for Sail Morotai.

In addition, the North Maluku provin-cial government has allocated Rp130 bil-lion to promote the success of the inter-national marine event at Morotai Island.

Sail Morotai 2012 is organized by the Indonesian government and is expect-ed to be the principal maritime event for this year`s Sail Indonesia rally.

Morotai Island in the Morotai Islands district is famous not only for its natural splendor and the marine beauty of its coral reefs, containing a variety of beau-tiful fishes and tempting diving sites, but also for historical tourism to view sunken World War II ships.

Sail Morotai will also organize nau-tical sports and culture festivals and promote tourism through na-tional and international seminars


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World Environment Day to focus on Green Economy

Jakarta - Indonesia, along with the entire world, will observe World Environ-ment Day (WED), which has been com-memorated every June 5 since 1972.

Initiated by the United Nations En-vironment Program (UNEP), World Envi-ronment Day is aimed at personalizing environmental issues and enabling all

people to realize their responsibilities and their power to become agents for change in support of sustainable and equitable development.

For WED 2012, the Indonesian gov-ernment has coined a national theme: “Green Economy: Change the Habits, Improve the Environment`s Quality”.

“UNEP has designated `Green Econ-omy: Does It Include You?` as the 2012 theme for World Environment Day, while nationally we will focus on chang-ing habits,” Indonesia`s Environmental Affairs Minister Balthasar Kambuaya said in Jakarta, recently.

Balthasar urged Indonesians to use the momentum of World Environment Day to change their habits and encour-age others to do the same.

The commemoration of World En-vironment Day will begin at Merdeka Palace on June 5, and will be marked by the presentation of the Adipura, Adiwi-yata and Kalpataru awards by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

World Environment Day will also be highlighted with an Environment Week exhibition held at the Jakarta Conven-tion Center from June 7 to 14, 2012.

The minister said there are several def-initions of what a Green Economy is, and in Indonesia it concerns a change of hab-its, because environmental problems are closely related to the public s behavior.

“We also define a green economy as a way of improving the welfare of the peo-ple while, at the same time, preserving the environment,” the minister noted.

UNEP describes a Green Economy as one that results in improved human well-being and social equity, while sig-nificantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities. In its simplest expression, a Green Economy can be thought of as one that is low carbon, re-source efficient and socially inclusive.

President Susilo Bambang Yud-hoyono, when addressing the Global Ministerial Environment Forum in Bali in February 2010, called for the adop-tion of a Green Economy development strategy which is pro-growth, pro-jobs and pro-poor.

The Second United Indonesia Cabi-net later launched a Green Economics program as part of its sustainable devel-opment plan.

To support the implementation of Green Economics, the cabinet has drawn up programs on food resilience by implementing sustainable agricul-ture, sustainable forestry management, efficient and renewable energy us-age, clean technology support, waste management, efficient and low carbon transportation management, and green infrastructure development.

In the industrial sector, for instance, the Industry Ministry is considering granting incentives to various industries receiving green industry awards in 2012 as part of its efforts to encourage busi-nesses to use natural resources in a sus-tainable way.

The incentives may come in the form of a discount for industries intending to convert their equipment and machines to produce green products, Arryanto Sagala, the head of the ministry`s board for industrial climate and quality policy studies, said last March 2012.

“The incentives are in the form of a 10 percent discount to be made avail-able to textile, footwear and sugar in-dustries. The program will reduce the use of energy by up to 25 percent,” Sa-gala noted.

At the grass root level, the Indo-nesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) launched a two-day Green Saturday

market for organic foods on March 23, 2012 as part of its efforts to realize local food sovereignty in the country.

Upi Gufiroh, Walhi`s coordinator for the Green Saturday organic market, explained at the launch that the aim of the project was to increase the public`s appreciation of local foods so that the local food industry in Indonesia would not be suppressed by the materialism and consumerism that has penetrated the country`s villages.

Besides presenting organic foods, the opening of the market was also marked by demonstrations of food pro-cessing, discussions, a poster exhibition and a film on the environment.

Last year, around 1,200 young people from over 100 countries participating in the UNEP Tunza International Children and Youth Conference in Bandung, West Java, referred to the Green Economy as “the only integrated framework that is truly sustainable - placing human well-being, social equity and environmental protection on an equal footing.”

“The trend and science tell us that we cannot wait another generation (un-til a Rio+40) before acting - the green economy is our only future,” the young people stated in a Bandung Declaration issued on the final day of the confer-ence, which was organized from Sep-tember 27 to October 1, 2011.

The Bandung Declaration also iden-tifies access to green jobs as critical for achieving a sustainable transition to a green economy.

“In the next ten years, as the world`s population passes 7 billion, we need to provide jobs for more than 1 billion young people - employment that will both enable them to live productive and worthwhile lives and to contribute to the transition to a just green econo-my,” the Declaration states.

It is estimated that nearly 40 per cent of the world s unemployed, over 80 million people, are between the ages of 15 and 24.

President Yudhoyono, when ad-dressing the 100th session of the Inter-national Labour Conference in Geneva in June 2011, expressed his support of promoting Green Economics.

“In Indonesia, we intend to advance a national green skills development strat-

Last year, around 1,200 young people from over 100 countries participating in the UNEP Tun-za International Children and Youth Conference in Bandung, West Java, referred to the Green Economy as “the only integrated framework that is truly sustain-able - placing human well-being, social equity and environmental protection on an equal footing.”

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egy. We plan to pursue a decentralized youth apprenticeship programme for green jobs and take measures to foster entrepreneurship and self employment in the green sector,” he said.

According to UNEP, investment in a Green Economy could create millions of new jobs. One of the main engines for

economic growth is a higher rate of em-ployment, which both reduces a burden on the economy and gives consumers the purchasing power to sustain lives through supporting industries.

Over 2.3 million people working in green jobs in just six leading countries (China, Denmark, Germany, India Spain,

and the United States) were estimated to be employed in the low-carbon sec-tor in 2008.

The Green Economy is, therefore, not just a passing environmental fad, but is one of the best solutions available for sustainable economic growth that recog-nizes the social component, UNEP said.


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Jakarta - The Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Sharif C. Sutardjo attended the opening of Frozen Seafood Interna-tional Exhibition “European Seafood Ex-position” (ESE) on April 24th in Brussels, Belgium. ESE event which was held from April 24th-26th, 2012 followed more than 1,600 business players came from 140 countries. The participation of exhibitors from Indonesia was the largest compared to previous years. “It is the largest exhbi-tion in the world so it could be an oppor-tunity for fisheries industry in Indonesia and to strengthen economic relationship particularly fishery products the European Union (EU),” said Sharif.

He said that EU is one of export desti-nations for strategic fishery commodities that need to be a priority for Indonesia. The participation of Indonesian company in ESE exhibition is potential to increase ex-port value of fishery products in Indonesia to EU. Indonesia’s participation in ESE 2011 has generated the transaction approxi-mately Rp275 billion, raise for 205 percent compared to 2010 which reached Rp89, 9 billion. “This international exhibition was a barometer for producers to measure the advantages of competitors’ products so business players would be able to improve fisheries and develop its export products,” Sharif continued.

European Union countries are known for having strict quality standards to im-port and export various products. For fish-ery and marine products, the application standard including antibiotic content, hy-giene standard as well as pathogenic bac-teria. Through “Rapid Alert System” (RAS) for food and feed, all standards have been openly defined with objective assessment that requires every market players to meet them. But according to him, it is still very attractive for entrepreneurs.

Therefore, Indonesia continues to pri-oritize quality improvement and product safety by considering the characteristics, market potential and challenges, to facilitate the market expansion to EU. As it is known, as time goes by, the competitiveness of ex-port products in Indonesia is getting better. This can be seen from the decrease in de-nial export case from Indonesia to EU. In ad-dition, the processing of fishery products in Indonesia has met the standard of products as required by European Union.

Based on those matters, the European Commission should be able to place Indo-nesia as one of reliable suppliers of fishery products and export restrictions as con-tained in CD 220/2010 (Decision Commi-sion of EU) can be immediately revoked. Keep in mind that since 2010 these cases were decreased and there were no case for aquaculture products in Indonesia. “Qual-ity improvement and value-added fishery products through industrialization of fish-eries policy will improve the competitive-ness of Indonesian fishery products in im-plement the penetration of international market particularly in EU,”stated Sharif.

According to this reason, the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) went back to collaborate with the Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Devel-oping Countries (CBI), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Royal of Netherlands to hold “Joint Indonesian Pavillion” on ESE located in Hall 11 with a total area of 190 meter cu-bic . This pavilion is used by 14 companies including, PT Rex Canning, Lautan Bahari Sejahtera, Wirontono Baru, Tuna Permata Rezeki, Multi Monodon Indonesia, Artha Mina Tama, Bonecom, Pacific Harvest, Dharma Samudra Fishing Industry.

Fishery products presented in the exhi-bition, including frozen (tuna, shrimp, mar-lin, snapper, grouper, mahi-mahi), canned (sardines, tuna, mackerel, crabmeat,

shrimps, baby clams and snails), Fishmeal, oilfish and value added products. ESE Event is a world trend-setter in the development industry related to handling and process-ing of fish consumption. The participation of Indonesia in ESE currently has began since 2004. “The Indonesian fishery com-panies which has market network EU can take advantage of this exhibition as means of maintaining relationships and commu-nication with the buyers, “Sharif said after inaugurating the Joint Indonesian Pavillion of MMAF with CBI.

Since 2007 two countries had partner-ship in marine and fisheries sector through the Working Group of Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry (WGAFF) and through coop-eration agreement between the Director-ate General of Processing and Marketing Fisheries Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries with CBI. The established coop-eration including management sector for

foreign marketing, training program for foreign marketing, seafood service center, and the development of cold chain system in fishing ports.

Therefore, Indonesia received € 20 mil-lion grants for infrastructure development and human resources to support the im-provement of fisheries quality to increase fish export according to the requirements of European Union. This cooperation is ob-viously favorable to Indonesia, because it has generated 25 trainer of business play-ers of fisheries and government officials. A total of 15 fishing companies have followed Export Coaching Programme (ECP) .The in-creasing of market understanding and pro-motion of fishery products has conducted through “Seafood Service Center (SSC).”

Indonesia’s participation in ESE 2011 has generated the transaction approximately Rp275 billion, raise for 205 percent compared to 2010 which reached Rp89, 9 billion

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Jakarta - Soon, Indonesians will not be the only ones shaking their bodies and swinging their hips to dangdut mu-sic, but so will people in America and other countries.

Indonesia`s dangdut musicians are planning to propose that dangdut be included on the UNESCO`s cultural heri-tage list.

In Washington DC, Indonesian Am-bassador to the United States Dino Pati Djalal has launched a reality show called “Dangdut Goes to America” to introduce the music to Americans.

Dangdut is a genre of Indonesian popular music that is partly derived from Malay, Arabic, and Hindustani music. Dangdut is largely composed of cheerful rhythms and is very popular among Indonesian grass roots fans.

In the third congress of the Associa-tion of Indonesian Dangdut Malay Musi-cians and Singers (PAMMI) in Surabaya, East Java, in early March 2012, Dangdut artists suggested that the unique musi-cal genre be proposed for inclusion on the UNESCO cultural heritage list.

“I am initiating the idea to propose dangdut to UNESCO. Let the world know that dangdut music belongs to Indonesia. It must be fought for, and of course we need support,” Rhoma Irama, the PAMMI chairman and `King of Dan-gdut , said.

Ikke Nurjanah, who was elected new executive chairman of PAMMI at the Surabaya meeting, also promised to do her best to send the proposal to UNESCO.

“After our batik received recognition from UNESCO, it`s now time for dangdut because it is a musical genre found only in Indonesia. No other country plays dangdut music but Indonesia,” the at-tractive, young dangdut singer said.

PAMMI`s idea was supported by Co-ordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Agung Laksono.

“We agree with the suggestion to have dangdut recognized by UNESCO as being part of Indonesia`s heritage. All prerequisites should be met. The gov-ernment is ready to support it,” Minis-ter Laksono said on the sidelines of the PAMMI congress in Surabaya on March 3.

He is optimistic that if dangdut receives international recognition, it will also bring economic benefits to Indonesia.

The minister believes that, at pres-ent, all Indonesians and global commu-nities are aware that dangdut music is exclusively Indonesian.

The minister encouraged dangdut musicians to contact related ministries, such as the ministries of education and culture, youth affairs and sports, as well as people`s welfare, to help prepare the proposal for UNESCO.

Items of Indonesia`s cultural heritag-es included in UNESCO`s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity are the Angklung bamboo music instrument (2010), Batik tradi-tional textile 2009, and Kris blade and Wayang Puppet Theatre (2008).

Saman dance, globally popular as the `Thousand Hands dance from Indonesia`s western most province of Aceh, was included in UNESCO`s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2011.

Borobudur Temple was added to the World Cultural Heritage List in 1991, along with the Prambanan Temple com-pounds. In 1996, UNESCO included the Sangiran Early Man Site in Solo, Central Java, where the first hominid fossil of mammals walking upright was discov-ered during excavations conducted from 1936 to 1941.

As for Indonesian natural sites, the World Heritage List includes Komodo National Park (1991), Lorentz National Park (1999), Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (2004) and Ujung Kulon Na-tional Park (1991).

In 2012, Indonesia plans to nominate the Noken traditional bag from Papua, a Balinese dance, the Beautiful Indo-nesia in Miniature Park (TMII), and the Sasando traditional musical instrument

of East Nusa Tenggara to be included on UNESCO`s list of intangible world cul-tural heritage.

“Dangdut Goes To America”Even before PAMMI had the idea of

proposing dangdut to UNESCO, Ambas-sador Dino has been actively promoting dangdut in the United States with the “Dangung Goes To America” reality show.

“Music is not just something to enjoy, it can also be used to strengthen the re-lations among people in different coun-tries,” Dino said in the US, early this year.

He chose dangdut because the mu-sical genre is identified with the Indone-sian people.

“Dangdut Goes to America” is aimed at promoting the country`s musical heri-tage in the United States and encourag-ing interactions between the people of the two countries, Dino noted.

He said “Dangdut Goes to America” would become the pilot project to glo-balize Indonesian music.

In January this year, at an event called “Evening with Friends of Indonesia” or-ganized by Al Busyra Basnur, the Indo-nesian consul general in Houston, Texas, around 120 Indonesians and Americans gyrated to popular dangdut songs such as “Begadang”, “Darah Muda”, “Terlena”, and “Kocok-kocok”.

“In fact, the Americans in Houston like dangdut. They enjoyed the dangdut music and swung their hips following the dangdut rhythm,” Al Busyra Basnur said recently.

“Dangdut rhythm lures people to shake their bodies. I cannot dance, but I just shook my hands and body to keep up with the dangdut rhythm on the dance floor,” Tina Ho of the Asia Society Texas Center, who attended the “Eve-ning with Friends of Indonesia” event, said, as quoted in a statement issued by the Indonesian consulate general in Houston.

The Indonesian embassy in Wash-ington DC has planned to organize dangdut music performances in several American cities by presenting noted In-donesian dangdut singers.

Dangdut is a genre of Indonesian popular music that is partly de-rived from Malay, Arabic, and Hin-dustani music. Dangdut is largely composed of cheerful rhythms and is very popular among Indo-nesian grass roots fans

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The Indonesian coal deposits are pre-dominately found on the islands of Suma-tra and Kalimantan. The sub-bituminous to bituminous tertiary coals of South East Asia are fundamentally different from the geo-graphically close Permotriassic Gondwana coals found in Australia, India and South Africa. In general, the majority of the coal is Paleogene in age but high sea levels dur-ing the beginning of this period resulted in deposition of mainly marine sediments and whilst the coal was formed during the Neogene period it tends to be of a lower rank. The existence of higher rank coals at the land surface is dependent on uplift or the presence of igneous intrusions.

KalimantanFormerly known as Borneo, Kaliman-

tan is the world’s third largest island. The north and north-western part of the is-land are the Malaysian states of Serawak and Sabah, with the independent state of Brunei Darusalam between them. The rest of the island is part of Indonesia, di-vided into 4 provinces – East Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan and South Kalimantan. Coal rank varies across Kalimantan, from lignite through sub-bi-tuminous, high to low volatile bituminous and semi-anthracite to anthracite.

Paleogene coals are commonly bi-tuminous or higher in rank. The rank of Neogene coals, in normal geological con-ditions, is relatively low, except for heat-effected coal deposits. Therefore, the oc-currence of high rank coal in Kalimantan is mainly controlled by the distribution pattern of the Paleogene coal measures, and to some extent is also affected by the occurrence of volcanic activity.

ProductionIndonesia is estimated to have pro-

duced over 300Mt of coal in 2010, an an-nual increase of 15%. The increase in coal production in 2010 continues the trend of expansion the Indonesian coal indus-try has experienced since 2000. Between 2000 and 2010, Indonesia‘s coal industry increased its output by 12% per annum from 76Mt in 2000.

East Kalimantan is the most estab-lished mining area providing over 65% of Indonesia’s total coal production in 2010.

South and Central Kalimantan produced over 100Mt of coal in 2010. The region has very little transport infrastructure, mainly using rivers to barge coal from the mine gate to offshore transhipment or port fa-cilities. Sumatra produced approximately 5% or 15Mt of low rank coal.

Indonesia’s coal industry, in addition to being geographically concentrated on the island of Kalimantan, is also concen-trated by producer.

Indonesia’s top six producers, Bumi, Adaro, Kideco, Berau, Banpu, and PTBA ac-counted for more than 75% of production and (except for PTBA) they are all located on Kalimantan.

Bituminous and sub-bituminous coals still account for the majority of Indone-sia’s coal production. However, low rank and sub-bituminous coal production have been the main areas of growth and it is ex-pected that bituminous coals will increase in scarcity as current operating mines de-plete known resources.

Production of low rank coal has grown signifi cantly over the last 5 years total-ling approximately 45Mt in 2010, sub-bituminous production was 137Mt and bituminous was 120Mt. Metallurgical coal production totalled 5Mt in 2010 with the majority being mined in the North Barito Basin in Central Kalimantan.

Domestic ConsumptionIndonesia is currently well positioned

for sustained long term growth. GDP growth has been increasing due to the benefi ts of a commodity boom, a high savings rate, a growing manufacturing sector and a strong trade surplus with a relatively low exposure to the EU. Current power production is well below demand and the success of the economy will place increasing strains on power generation.

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resource’s has identifi ed coal as a logical fuel for new power generation capacity. The abundant resources of coal available make it the most cost effective solution and coal fi red generators will reduce the heavy dependency on oil and gas. The Ministry forecasts domestic coal con-sumption will increase from the current levels of 60Mtpa to 300Mtpa by 2025. We see these goals as optimistic and more

likely to be in the 200-250Mtpa range. But this is still a signifi cant increase in domestic consumption and the type of coal used for this increase will predomi-nantly be low energy sub-bituminous coals of less than 4,000kcal/kg.

This has been the main driver behind announcements that the government is seeking to keep this coal in Indonesia. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Re-source is planning to ban the export of low grade coal or coal with calorifi c value below 5700kcal/kg for the export market by 2014 but there is some doubt whether the proposed ban will be legislated.

It is possible for producers to up-grade lower grade coals to higher-value products for the export market by wash-ing, crushing, and blending and there are a number of companies developing the technology such as White Energy (WEC). However, none of these are com-mercially viable at this stage.

ExportsIn 2010, Indonesia exported 260Mt.

The 5 largest export destinations for In-donesian coal were China, South Korea, India, Japan, and Taiwan. India is now the largest export market for Indone-sian coal closely followed by China.

InfrastructureIndonesian exports were not con-

strained by infrastructure bottlenecks in 2010 as most operations utilise their own coal logistics chain and do not rely on third party infrastructure. This is a signifi cant competitive advantage rela-tive to other major seaborne thermal coal export countries. Coal transporta-tion in 2010 was predominantly done using either coastal or river barging.

It is currently estimated that 65% of exports are loaded onto vessels by trans-shipment facilities and the remaining 35% is loaded through coal terminals.

The river barging and transhipping lo-gistic chain utilised in Indonesia has been the key to the growth of their industry. It will also provide the basis to increase ca-pacity over the short to medium term. It will be of no surprise that trans-shipment usage will continue to grow faster than usage of coal terminals.

Indonesia’s best export products

Coal

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Travel

South Kalimantan/South Borneo is one of the thirty-three provinces of In-donesia and one of four Indonesian prov-inces in the Indonesian part of Borneo. The provincial capital is Banjarmasin. The province boundaries are with Makas-sar Strait in the east, Central Kalimantan in the west and north, the Java Sea in the south and a small part of East Kalimantan in the north.

About three quarters of the province is flat and less than 100m above sea level, while about 8,000 km² are swampland. The Meratus Mountains are situated ap-proximately along the south-western part to the north-eastern part of the province, dividing the flat area into two. Its highest peak is Gunung Besar with 1,892 metres.

The annual rainfall intensity is high, ranging between 2,000 and 3,700 mm. The mean number of rainy days per year is 120. Barito is the main river, used as a transportation route to the northern part of the province and to Central Ka-limantan. Other smaller rivers are mostly springing from the Meratus Mountains.

The main natural resources in South Kalimantan are forest and coal. Coal de-posits are found over almost the whole province, and in some places they are exploited commercially. Other minor re-sources are oil, gold, gem stones, quartz sand, phosphate and granite.

This region known as the Land of a Thousand Rivers, Big and small rivers, wide swamps and lowlands are charac-teristic of this southern province. Some of those rivers, such as the Barito, Martapura and Negara mark the boundary between South Kalimantan and the neighboring Central Kalimantan with dense tropical

rain forests and covered mountainous sparsely inhabited territory. The south-ern region is a coastal plain, lined by vast mangrove forests. This coastal area is rich in fresh and salt-water fishes.Those three regions are practically separated from each other by the Meratus moun-tain which spread from the north to south through the center of the province. Many villages and plantations lie along the Bari-to river course, which runs from the north to south. Like most other regions in South Kalimantan has two seasons, a dry and a rainy. The rainy season lasts from October to April, and dry season from May to Sep-tember. South Kalimantan covers an area of about 37,000 square kilometers. The population of South Kalimantan consists of two main groups: the Banjar who live along the coasts and make up the majority,

and the Dayaks who inhabit the upstream regions of the rivers. The Banjar people are devout Moslems. They are friendly, like to help one another, and have a good sense of humor. They also are tolerant of other religions and respect one another.The friendly attitude of the Banjar, and their hospitality, tends to make visitors immediately feel at home in their midst. The daily languages spoken by the Banjar people Malay and Indonesian although in a distinct local dialect.

Banjarmasin as the capital city is well known with Barito River and its Floating Market. If you visit South Kalimantan you could enjoy your morning breakfast or just have a cup of tea or coffee on the canoe, it was a unique experience to see Market ac-tivities where the peoples launching their sell and buy on the floating market.

Banjarmasin highlights

PORT TRISAKTI BANJARMASIN

Banjarmasin - city of a thousand rivers

Banjarmasin is also served by a port, named Trisakti Harbour. A fairly important deepwater port, Pelabuhan Trisakti Banjarmasin is the trade center of the Barito basin; exports include rubber, pepper, timber, petroleum, coal, gold, and diamonds. Passenger ships and ferries to and from Java also carry their operation here.

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ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGEBanjarese, the name of South Kalim-

antan’s ethnicity, have a unique way of building their houses and other struc-tures in harmony with nature. There are at least 12 types of traditional Banjarese houses, which have unfortunately lost their popularity in modern times. Still, you can see a few houses that were built with traditional techniques all over Ban-jarmasin if you really search for them. The palace ground was totally destroyed by the colonial Dutch, but you can still visit its remnants in Kampung Kraton, along Jalan Pangeran Samudera. There, you can see Masjid Sultan Suriansyah. Built during Pangeran Samudera’s rule, it is the first Mosque in South Kalimantan and contains the royal burial site.

RIVERSBanjarmasin is abundant with wide

and mighty rivers. The rivers have always been a part of Banjarese way of life. To this very day, every morning there are float-ing markets in which farmers and traders brought their goods to trade on boats. It has always been a farmers’ market and it’s interesting to see the genuine river-based way of life. The rivers are also the main venues for boat races and other festivities. The main attractions are the waterlogged suburbs traversed by canals; much of the city’s commerce takes place on water.

DIAMONDS AND RUBIESBanjarmasin has long been renowned

as a center for gem trading, particularly rare diamonds and rubies. An informal network with international connections exists, which also supports the large do-mestic Indonesian trade in rare diamonds. Banjar’s diamonds are especially known for their exquisite brilliance. In recent times, however, many of Indonesia’s large diamond stones have been traded out of the country.

CULINARYBanjarese love their foods and even

though they are most of the times very excited about other kinds of foods, they adore their own local specialties more than others. The ones in restaurants, malls, or foodcourts are fine for begin-ners, but to find the real taste of Banjarese food, you have to go to hidden places in small streets because there you’d find the ones that are famous among the locals.

RAYA SABILAL MUHTADIN MOSQUE

FLOATING MARKETMuara Kuin floating market is one of the floating traditional markets in Banjarmasin which still exists. The uniquely of this floating market because of transactions done on the boat.

BARITO RIVERThe Barito river attract tourists who wants to travel into the Meratus jungle regions, and visit the traditional living Banjarese tribes. The Barito River is the longest river in South Kalimantan with its length of 600 kilometers.

SOTO BANJARSoto Banjar, the specialty of Banjarmasin city. Yellowish spicy broth with rice vermicelli, lontong rice cake, perkedel mashed potato fritter and boiled egg. The dish that you will enjoy and love it.

The biggest mosque in Banjarmasin and is flowing Martapura river in front of the building. The mosque is built during 7 years since 1974.

Banjarmasin highlights


Embassy News

Indonesian Embassy “Go Green”On 7 April 2012, Indonesian Em-

bassy has held the “Go Green” activity by planting flowers and plantations at the Embassy’s yard. The activity was held in order to commemorate the celebration of “Earth Day” and as an effort to create a healthy environment for the surrounding neighborhood at the Embassy that will in the end able to contribute for the environment preservation in Serbia. Beside the all staff of Indonesian Embassy, the “Go Green” activity was attended also by Assistant Mayor from the Savski Venac Municipality, Mr. Nemanja Petrovic, Ek-ovolonteri activist, Mr. Milos Markovic, as well as students and teachers from Dragan Lukic Elementary School.


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Since its establishment in 1982, Indonesian Embassy in Belgrade has continuosly preserved the environment around the premises of the Em-bassy and Ambassador’s residence as well as its surrounding neighborhood. These efforts were recognized by the Municipality of Savski Venac in Belgrade and decided for the second time to grant tha award of “Most Green” for this year.

In the ceremonial hall of the Municipality of Savski Venac the prizes were awarded on March 16, 2012, to the most successful participants in environmental action for the year 2012. Prizes are awarded for winning first three places in seven categories, the most beautiful yard around the apartment building, office building around the yard, the yard around the school and kindergar-ten, beautiful balcony, beautiful roof (driveway) terrace, beautiful park and the beautiful court-yard of the Embassy.

On behalf of the Municipality Savski Venac, the Head of the municipality Savski Venac Mr. Du-san Dincic has delivered the awards to the win-ners, which was attended by Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia.

At the Embassy’s “Go Green” activity this year was participated also by the pupils and teachers of the Elementary School “Dragan Lukic” as the exten-tion of good cooperation and friendship with In-donesian Embassy in the field of education, culture and ecology. The close relations was started with the planting of trees in the school’s first Friendship Park of Indonesia on last December 2011.

Indonesian Embassy one of “Most Green” in Savski Venac municipality


Embassy News

Meeting with the Director General of Bilateral Relations, Mr. Zdravko Ponoš

Meeting with the Director General for Consuler & Diaspora department, Mr. Dragan Marković

On the ocassion of increasing the bilateral cooperation between Indonesian and Serbia, Ambassador of the Republic of In-donesia and Director General of Bilateral Relations Mr. Zdravko Ponoš, held a friendly meeting at the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia in Belgrade on April 11, 2012.

On the ocassion of increasing the cooperation between Indonesian and Serbia in the consular matters, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia and Director General for Consular & Diaspora Mr. Dragan Markovic held a meeting at the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia in Belgrade on April 3, 2012.


Embassy News

Meeting with Prof. Dr. Irinej Bulović & Dr. Aleksandar Raković

Meeting with Dean of the Faculty of Philology Professor Aleksandra Vraneš

On the ocassion of expanding the cooperation between Indonesia and Serbia in the field of interfaith dialogue and better mutual under-standing, after the succesful 1st Indonesia - Serbia Bilateral Interfaith Dialogue (ISBID) that was held in Belgrade on April 2011, the Indonesian Am-bassador held the meeting with Bishop of Backa Prof. Dr Irinej Bulovic and the President of Friendship Association of Serbia and Indonesia “Nu-santara” Dr. Aleksandar Rakovic on April 20, 2012, regarding the preparations of the 2nd ISBID that is planned to be held in Indonesia this year.

In order to strengthen friendly relations and cooperation between Indonesia and Serbia, especially in the education sector, on 18 April 2012, Indonesian Ambassador has held a meeting with Dean of Faculty of Philology, Prof. Aleksandra Vranes, Vice Dean, Prof. Zoran Paunovic, Prof. Ljiljana Bajic and Prof. Ljiljana Markovic. The main topic of the meeting was to discuss further cooperation between Indo-nesia and University of Belgrade by opening Indonesian language class at the University starting from year 2012. The plan has received a very good response from the University, the Indonesian language class will be open when the new semester begin at the University.


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Indonesian Embassy in Belgrad eGo Green 2012 !


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Belgrad e, April 7, 2012


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Indonežanska ambasada obeležila Dan ZemljeIzvor: Tanjug

BEOGRAD, 7. aprila (Tanjug) - Poklonici zaštite prirode obeležili su danas, u ambasadi Indonezije u Beogradu, Dan Zemlje sađenjem cveća i stabljika drveća. U “Zelenoj akciji - budi zelen” učestvovali su članovi ambasade, predstavnici beogradske opštine Savski venac, profesori i učenici osnovne škole “Dragan Lukić”, čelnici društva građana “Ekolog” i drugi poklonici očuvanja prirodne sredine. Tokom višečasovne akcije desetine učesnika su nastojali da još više ozelene okolinu ambasade i tako doprinesu zdravijem susedstvu, ali i naporima koji se u Srbiji čine na planu ekologije, saopštila je indonežanska ambasada. Uoči početka akcije, ambasador Indonezije Semuel Samson je rekao da je ambasada tokom prošle i ove godine imala čast da primi nagradu za ekološku akciju “Naj Zeleno” koju svake godine tradicionalno dodeljuje opština Savski venac i da ovim putem ambasada želi da bude deo borbe za očuvanje životne sredine u Srbiji. Savetnik predsednika opštine Savski venac Nemanja Petrović je pozdravljajući učesnike akcije rekao da opština poklanja veliku pažnju očuvanju životne sredine i da je ambasada Indonezije jedan od primera da se i malim doprinosom u obliku ove akcije može mnogo učiniti za zeleniji grad. U akciji očuvanje zelenila u okviru ambasade i rezidencije ambasadora Indonezije učestvovali su učenici osnovne skole “Dragan Lukić” sa Bežanijske kose, koja je u dvorištu svoje škole izgradila Park prijateljstva sa Indonezijom, u organizaciji grada Beograda i društva građana “Ekolog”.

Glas Javnosti7 April 2012


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B925 April 2012

“Izvozimo od Indonezije do Kanade”Izvor: Beta, Tanjug

Kruševac -- Ministar odbrane Srbije Dragan Šutanovac najavio je da će fabrika “Prva petoletka - Namenska” uskoro biti u većinskom državnom vlasništvu. “Postoji državni interes da ova fabrika bude u većinskom državnom vlasništvu i učinićemo sve u saradnji sa Ministarstvom ekonomije da se taj plan ostvari”, rekao je Šutanovac novinarima u Trsteniku posle posete toj fabrici. “Prva petoletka - Namenska” je u većinskom društvenom vlasništvu sa 68,7 odsto, dok 30 odsto je državno vlasništvo, i zapošljava 578 radnika, a u većinsko državno vlasništvo trebalo bi da predje konverzijom duga te firme prema državi.

Ranije je objavljeno da “Prva petoletka - Namenska” državi duguje oko 800 miliona dinara. Šutanovac je naveo da je “Prva petoletka - Namenska” važna za sistem odbrane Srbije i reindustrijalizaciju države i da bez te fabrike “ne postoji” ni avioindustrija Srbije, odnosno ne može da radi fabrika aviona “Utva” iz Pančeva, a ne mogu se ni remontovati tenkovi. “Fabrika posle dugog niza godina ima kupce i na istoku i na zapadu,kako za vojni tako i za civilni program, a cilj je da u sklopu cele odbrambene industrije dobije mogućnost da izvozi još više”, rekao je Šutanovac. Ministar odbrane je naveo da Srbija sa 10.000 zaposlenih u vojnoj industriji godišnje izvozi odbrambene proizvode u vrednosti od 250 miliona dolara i da je to jedna od većih izvoznih grana u odnosu na broj zaposlenih. Šutanovac je rekao da je odbrambena industrija tokom poslednje četiri godine napravila prodor na strana tržišta, od Indonezije do Kanade i Amerike, i da su za ovu godinu ugovoreni izvozni poslovi vredni više od 275 miliona dolara. “Budućnost postoji, ali moramo da se modernizujemo i da nabavimo odredjene mašine i alate i da imamo proizvode koji će biti konkurentni na tržištu”, rekao je Šutanovac. Generalni direktor “Prve petoletke - Namenska” Nenad Trifunović rekao je da je plan da ta fabrika ove godine proizvede i proda proizvode u vrednosti od 500 miliona dolara, što je za 40 odsto više nego prošle godine.


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AMBASSADOR’S ACTIVITIES

Reception on the ocassion of the 7th Anniversary of the Election of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI

Reception on the ocassion of Armed Forces Day of Iran

Reception on the ocassion of Netherlnad’s Queen’s DayPerformance of the Netherlands Dance Theatre in Sava Centar

Meeting with Charge d’Affaires a.i. of Malaysia, Mr. Yubazlan Yusof


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Condolence at the Embassy of Mexico on the ocassion of passing away of former President of Mexico, H.E. Mr. Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado

Dinner hosted by Mrs. Gina Kim Johansen

Economic and Tourism Promotion of the Municipality of Bajina BastaConference of on the ocassion of Tunisian Revolution Day

2nd UN Alliance of Civilization Conference

Indonesian Ambassador hosted a farewell dinner to the Ambassador of Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Muhammad Nawaz Chaudhry

Exhibition of Two Centuries of Modern Serbian Diplomacy

Condolence at the Embassy of Algeria on the ocassion of passing away of first President of independent Algeria, H.E. Mr. Ahmed Ben Bella


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Visit to the Bali Paradizo Hotel & Welness in Belgrade

Visit to the company Indo Serbia Food in Belgrade


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Meeting with Serbian music artist Mrs. Biljana Krstic and Mrs. Tanja Nikolic from Gloria magazine

Meeting with President of Friendship Association of Serbia and Indonesia “Nusantara”, Dr Aleksandar Rakovic

Sosialization of consular matters with the Indonesian community in Serbia Quartal meeting with the staff of Indonesian Embassy

At the Spring and Summer Belgrade Fashion Week with the former Adviser of the Serbian President, Mr. Jovan Ratkovic

Celebration of Ambassador’s birthday with the Embassy’s staffMeeting with the staff and surprise birthday cake for the

Indonesian Defense Attache

Lunch with Mrs. Jasmina Hadziabdic, Advisor to the Minister of Infrastructure of the Republic of Serbia

Rattan from South Kalimantanwonderful

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