Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi announced that 22 countries will participate in the 43rd ASEAN Summit, scheduled for September 9-10, 2023, in Jakarta.
The summit will host leaders from the 10 ASEAN member states alongside their dialogue partners, including China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, and the United States.
Retno revealed that the summit's agenda will encompass discussions on various regional and global issues, including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, maritime security, and the situation in Myanmar.
In a press conference held on Friday (1/9), Retno emphasized that the summit presents an opportunity for ASEAN to strengthen its central role in shaping the regional architecture and addressing common challenges.
Furthermore, the summit will feature the adoption of several crucial documents, such as the ASEAN Comprehensive Recovery Framework, the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific, and the ASEAN Declaration on Human Resources Development for the Changing World of Work.
Additionally, the summit will witness the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a significant trade agreement involving 15 countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
Retno assured that Indonesia has taken measures to ensure the safety of all participants by implementing stringent health protocols and expressed hope for the summit's success and its positive impact on regional and global peace, stability, and prosperity.
I began my career in the banking industry in 1997, and stayed approx 6 years in it. This industry boost his knowledge about the economic condition in Indonesia, both macro and micro, and how to
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understand it. My banking career continued in Yogyakarta when I joined in a program funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB),as the coordinator for a program aimed to help improve the quality of learning and teaching process in private universities in Yogyakarta. When the earthquake stroke Yogyakarta, I chose to join an international NGO working in the area of ?disaster response and management, which allows me to help rebuild the city, as well as other disaster-stricken area in Indonesia. I went on to become the coordinator for emergency response in the Asia Pacific region. Then I was assigned for 1 year in Cambodia, as a country coordinator mostly to deliver developmental programs (water and sanitation, education, livelihood). In 2009, he continued his career as a protocol and HR officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Surabaya, and two years later I joined the Political and Economic Section until now, where i have to deal with extensive range of people and government officials, as well as private and government institution troughout eastern Indonesia.
I am the founder and Editor-in-Chief in Good News From Indonesia (GNFI), a growing and influential social media movement, and was selected as one of The Most Influential Netizen 2011 by The Marketeers magazine.
I also wrote a book on "Fundamentals of Disaster Management in 2007"?, "Good News From Indonesia : Beragam Prestasi Anak Bangsa di dunia"? which was luanched in August 2013, and "Indonesia Bersyukur"? which is launched in Sept 2013. In 2014, 3 books were released in which i was one of the writer; "Indonesia Pelangi Dunia"?, "Indonesia The Untold Stories"? and "Growing! Meretas Jalan Kejayaan"
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