REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Indonesia had no plan to open its representative in Ramallah, Palestine, in the near future although it continuously supports the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marty Natalegawa, admitted. The minister made the statement at a working meeting with the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission I for defence, information and foreign affairs recently, the ministry`s information and media director, Priatna said on Wednesday. 

"The dialog which lasted cordially and transparently discussed a wide range of issues, ranging from the cost and benefit of Indonesian representatives and their contributions, the number of accords signed with other countries, code of conduct in the South China Sea, to the unlikelihood of Indonesia opening a representative in Ramallah, Palestine in the near future," Priatna said.

The meeting produced a number of important decisions related to the ministry`s performance in 2011, he said.

At the meeting the House Commission lauded the ministry for its diplomatic achievement. Yet, the ministry still had to coordinate with other relevant ministries to strengthen its diplomacy in the economic field this year, he said.

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