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                                                         Source: Bucharest's Indonesian Embassy A Night of Indonesia: Diplomatic Reception Festivities Enliven the Celebration of Indonesia's Independence Day in Bucharest Monday, October 30, 2023   Romania's Bucharest On October 25, the Indonesian Embassy in Bucharest hosted a diplomatic reception at Le Château, Bucharest, with the theme "A Night of Indonesia," in observance of Indonesia's 78th Independence Day. The first diplomatic reception since 2019 took place on this occasion.   Ambassador Meidyatama Suryodiningrat emphasized Indonesia's economic progress as the world's fifteenth largest economy in his introductory remarks, as well as the goal of "Indonesia Emas 2045." The ambassador of Indonesia also talked on Indonesia's place in numerous international organizations, as well as in regional and global fora. Indonesia stresses peaceful solutions based on the UN Charter and hi

                                                                                      Source Tempo.com Jokowi   claims that the additional quota has reduced the Hajj waiting time by two years. Jakarta's TEMPO.CO On Sunday, October 22, 2023, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) declared that the Saudi Arabian government's 20,000 extra Hajj quota for the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage will shorten the waiting period for prospective pilgrims by two years. During the 2023 Santri Day celebration in Surabaya, East Java, Jokowi shared the outcomes of his one-on-one meeting in Riyadh on Friday, October 20, 2023, with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Mohammed bin Salman al-Saud. The occasion was aired on the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube page. "I conveyed to His Royal Highness that currently in Indonesia, if people want to perform Hajj, they have to wait for 47 years," he stated. He said the crown prince was taken aback to hear that prospective Hajj pilgrim

Indonesia Must Adjust to Change and Overcome Obstacles to Realize the Indonesia Emas Vision 2045  Monday, October 23, 2023                                                                                           Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Indonesia, Surakarta -   The Foreign Policy Strategic Agency (FPSA), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) collaborated to organize the 5th World Indonesianist Congress (the 5th WIC) in Surakarta. Retno L.P. Marsudi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated in her video keynote address that "In order to achieve the Indonesia Emas vision, Indonesia needs the ability to adapt to disruptions and challenges, as well as the ability to seize opportunities arising from evolving environments" (19/10). "Towards the Golden Age of Indonesia 2045: Indonesia and Its Role on the Changing Regional and Global Landscape" is the topic of the fifth World Indonesia Conference.  Retno Marsudi, the foreign min

                                                                                            Source Antaranews On January 1, 2024, Indonesia will take office as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council, bringing with it a number of agenda items aimed at promoting and defending human rights on a local, regional, and global scale.   On October 10, 2023, in a secret ballot conducted by the UN General Assembly in New York, the US, Indonesia was elected to reclaim its seat for the sixth time.   Out of 192 UN members, Indonesia received the most votes (186) to become a member for the 2024–2026 period.   In its history as a candidate for the UN Human Rights Council, Indonesia had never earned as many votes as it did in this particular count.   Previously, Indonesia held seats on the UN's top human rights committee from 2006–2007, 2007–2010, 2011–2014, 2015–2017, and 2020–2022.   Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi said, "This showed trust in Indonesia to cont

                                                                                          Source The Reuters                                                    Indonesia supports Saudi Arabia's World Cup 2034 bid. 18 October Reuters The Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI), a week after its president Erick Thohir declared that the group was in discussions with Australia about a possible joint candidature for the competition, declared on Wednesday that it was endorsing Saudi Arabia's bid to host the 2034 World Cup. According to a statement from Thohir, "Indonesia supports Saudi Arabia's bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 2034." "Indonesia continues to prepare for its bid to host the FIFA World Cup after 2034, as well as other FIFA competitions." Asia and Oceania are invited to submit bids for the 2034 competition by FIFA, with a deadline of October 31.   Thohir stated last week that he and his Australian colleague had talked about a possible

                                                                                 Source Thejakartapost           In an indication that it may be preparing a ground invasion in retaliation for the horrific attack by Hamas terrorists over the weekend, the Israeli military announced on Monday that it had summoned an unprecedented 300,000 reservists and was enforcing a complete embargo of the Gaza Strip.        Following several hours of continuous Israeli aircraft bombardment, Gaza's Islamist organization, Hamas, declared it will execute one Israeli prisoner for each unexpected Israeli strike on a civilian home.      Two days after they massacred hundreds of Israelis and took numerous captives in a raid that destroyed Israel's image as an unbeatable force, Palestinian fighters remained entrenched in a number of locations within Israel.        According to Israeli TV stations, at least 2,600 people were injured in the Hamas attack, bringing the total number of fatalities to 900.

                                                                     https://en.antaranews.com/news   Indonesia's Jakarta Staff from the Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh helped organize the repatriation of 28 Indonesian citizens who were suspected of being victims of human trafficking from Phnom Penh, Cambodia to Indonesia (04/10). 28 citizens of Indonesia landed at Soekarno Hatta International Airport at approximately 16:20 WIB on October 4, 2023. The results of the examination that the local authorities conducted on them show that they are victims of human trafficking.   Prior to this, it was thought that 27 of the 28 Indonesians had been taken advantage of at internet con businesses in Poipet, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia. Following intensive coordination between the Indonesian embassy and local law enforcement, the Indonesian citizens were taken from a Poipet accommodation on June 28, 2023, by the Department of Anti-Human Trafficking and Juvenile Protection of th