consulate general of the republic of indonesia – melbourne ... · 10/24/2016 · strategic...
TRANSCRIPT
Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia – Melbourne, Australia
Indonesia’s Foreign Policy, Views on the Asia – Pacific Region
& Relation with Australia
Dewi Savitri WahabConsul General of the Republic of Indonesia
for Victoria and Tasmania
Presented at University of Tasmania, 24 October 2016
StructureofPresentation
Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia Melbourne - AustraliaIndonesia’s Foreign Policy, Views on the Asia – Pacific, and Relations with Australia
Indonesia&Australia
ViewsontheAsia–PacificRegion
IndonesianForeignPolicy
A.INDONESIANFOREIGNPOLICY
Indonesia’s Foreign Policy, Views on the Asia – Pacific, and Relations with AustraliaConsulate General of the Republic of Indonesia Melbourne - Australia
StrategicPositionofIndonesia
16th Largest economy in the world…
4th… is projected to be the largest Economy in
the World in 2050 (World in 2050, PWC)
3rd Largest democracy
Largest Muslim population in the world
Top Emerging markets with the best middle class potential(Euromonitor)
The most strategic global shipping lane (maritime fulcrum)
5
Largest Melanesian population (11 Million)
1st
1st
The Largest Economy and the biggest population in ASEAN
Indonesia’s Foreign Policy, Views on the Asia – Pacific, and Relations with AustraliaConsulate General of the Republic of Indonesia Melbourne - Australia
INDONESIANFOREIGNPOLICY
Independent and Active
Principle
Anti-colonialism and exploitation,Actively contributing to world’s peace
Indonesia’s Foreign Policy, Views on the Asia – Pacific, and Relations with AustraliaConsulate General of the Republic of Indonesia Melbourne - Australia
Priorities of Indonesian FP
Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia Melbourne - Australia
ToprotectallIndonesianCitizen/entityabroad
ToincreasetheroleofIndonesiaininternationalforafortheestablishmentofworldorderbasedonfreedom,abidingpeaceandsocialjustice
ToprotectthesovereigntyofIndonesia
Toadvanceeconomicdiplomacy
Four main priorities of Indonesian FP
Indonesia’s Foreign Policy, Views on the Asia – Pacific, and Relations with Australia
Protect the Sovereignty….
Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia Melbourne - Australia
ToincreasetheroleofIndonesiaininternationalforafortheestablishmentofworldorderbasedonfreedom,abidingpeaceandsocialjustice
Indonesia’s Foreign Policy, Views on the Asia – Pacific, and Relations with Australia
• Indonesia has maritime boundariesnegotiation with 6 countries(Singapore, Philippine, Vietnam,Thailand, India, the Republic ofPalau, East Timor), and 2 landboundaries negotiation (Malaysia andEast Timor).
• In 2015, Indonesia had 25 meetingnegotiations, and as results: therewere two agreements ratified: 1).Agreement between Indonesia -Philippine about delimitation ofexclusive Economic Zone boundaries;and 2). Agreement between Indonesiaand Singapore about “delimitation ofthe territorial seas in the Eastern Partof the Straits of Singapore”
Indonesia towards global maritime fulcrum
Indonesia’s Foreign Policy, Views on the Asia – Pacific, and Relations with Australia 8
MARITIMEFULCRUM“Centre”ofRegional&GlobalEconomicMarine-basedActivities
Rebuildingthemaritimeculture
Maintaining & managing marine resources (focusing onbuilding marine food sovereignty through the developmentof the fishing industry)
Developing maritime infrastructure andconnectivity
Promotingcooperation inthemarinefieldthroughdiplomacy&eliminatingthesourceofconflictsatsea
Developingmaritimedefenseforcestomaintainmaritimesovereignty&wealth
PILLARS OF THE“GLOBAL MARITIME
FULCRUM” VISION
�
�
�
�
�Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia Melbourne - Australia
RECENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Indonesia’s Foreign Policy, Views on the Asia – Pacific, and Relations with Australia
Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia Melbourne - Australia
5.14
4.96 4.975.04
4.734.66
4.74
5.04
4.91
5.18
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2014 2015 2016
IndonesiaEconomicGrowth(Percent)
Indonesia is starting to shake off global economic slowdown…
IndonesiaintheWorldEconomic
G20 Countries rank by GDP 2015Code Ranking Economy (millions of US
dollars)USA 1 United States 17,946,996 CHN 2 China 10,866,444 JPN 3 Japan 4,123,258 DEU 4 Germany 3,355,772 GBR 5 United Kingdom 2,848,755 FRA 6 France 2,421,682 IND 7 India 2,073,543 ITA 8 Italy 1,814,763 BRA 9 Brazil 1,774,725 CAN 10 Canada 1,550,537 KOR 11 Korea, Rep. 1,377,873 AUS 12 Australia 1,339,539 RUS 13 Russian Federation 1,326,015 ESP 14 Spain 1,199,057 MEX 15 Mexico 1,144,331 IDN 16 Indonesia 861,934 NLD 17 Netherlands 752,547 TUR 18 Turkey 718,221 CHE 19 Switzerland 664,738 SAU 20 Saudi Arabia 646,002
Asia-pacific Countries in G20
Source : World Bank
ASEAN Countries rank by GDP 2015
Code Ranking Economy (millions of US dollars)
IDN 1 Indonesia 861,934
THA 2 Thailand 395,282
MYS 3 Malaysia 296,218
SGP 4 Singapore 292,739
PHL 5 Philippines 291,965
VNM 6 Vietnam 193,599
MMR 7 Myanmar 64,866
KHM 8 Cambodia 18,050
BRN 9 Brunei Darussalam 15,492
LAO 10 Lao PDR 12,327
Indonesia’s Foreign Policy, Views on the Asia – Pacific, and Relations with AustraliaConsulate General of the Republic of Indonesia Melbourne - Australia
Source:Bappenas&MinistryofIndustry,2015. 10
10 Priority Tourism Destinations
Indonesia’s Foreign Policy, Views on the Asia – Pacific, and Relations with Australia
Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia Melbourne - Australia
Indonesian Diplomatic Mission
Indonesia’s Foreign Policy, Views on the Asia – Pacific, and Relations with AustraliaConsulate General of the Republic of Indonesia Melbourne - Australia
B. VIEWS ON THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION
Indonesia’s Foreign Policy, Views on the Asia – Pacific, and Relations with Australia
Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia Melbourne - Australia
Security
Stability
Prosperity
KeyChallenges
• Traditional:territorialdisputes(SouthChinaSea,EastChinaSea);territorialclaims,nucleararmament,KoreanPeninsula
• Non-traditional:terrorism,transnationalorganizedcrime,foodandenergysecurity,naturaldisaster,epidemic(healthissues)
15
• Engineoftheglobaleconomy• Generates30percentofglobalexport,holdstwo-thirdsofglobalforeignexchangereserves
• TheriseofChina(2nd biggesteconomy&strongmilitarypowerintheregion)
• Indiamovesupthedevelopmentpath• ASEANformsASEANCommunity• TheUSremainsdominantintheregion• Competitivedynamic(China-US;China-ASEAN;China-Japan;Japan-Korea;India-China)
16
RegionalArchitecture
• Peace,StabilityandProsperity• Environmenttoreducepotentialofconflict• Cooperationanddialogueandtrustbuilding• CodeofConduct(SouthChinaSea)• Generalcodeofconductonhowwecanmanageandminimizepotentialconflictfromterritorialdisputes
• Maintainpeacedividend;avoidmiscalculationandmisperception
17
The need of regional architecture key layers
Indonesia’s Foreign Policy, Views on the Asia – Pacific, and Relations with AustraliaConsulate General of the Republic of Indonesia Melbourne - Australia
IORA
APEC
EAS
ARF
ASEAN+3,+6
ASEAN
C.AUSTRALIA&INDONESIAINTHEREGION
Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia Melbourne - Australia
Indonesia’s Foreign Policy, views on the Asia – Pacific, and Relations with Australia
1. Neighboring countries with closehistorical ties (formalised asdiplomatic relation on 17 March1950);
2. Comprehensive partnership (G to G, Mil to Mil, B to B, P to P) on ranges of issues
3. The two important players in the region
4. Work closely on a range of common strategic interests in regional and global for a (ASEAN+6; ARF, EAS, Pacific Island Forum; IORA; MIKTA, G20 & the UN)
CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES
Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia Melbourne - Australia
Indonesia’s Foreign Policy, views on the Asia – Pacific, and Relations with Australia
OPPORTUNITIESCHALLENGES
1. Cultural Differences
2. Misunderstanding
3. Not strong economic relations
1. Geographical proximity
2. Australia developed country, Indonesia entry to ASEAN market
3. Comprehensive cooperation (terrorism, people smuggling, socio cultural, education)
4. IA-CEPA
Indonesia & Australia
Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia Melbourne - Australia
Indonesia’s Foreign Policy, views on the Asia – Pacific, and Relations with Australia
A strong and resilient Indonesia – Australia partnership provides a strong anchor for the region and prepares us for the uncertain
future that is full of security and strategic challenges & Opportunities
TERIMAKASIH
QUESTIONS?
Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia Melbourne - Australia
Indonesia’s Foreign Policy, views on the Asia – Pacific, and Relations with Australia