REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno LP Marsudi state that Indonesia would contibue to support Palestinian struggle to establish an independent and sovereign state. Indonesia calls other countries to recognize Palestinian independence.
"I wish to reiterate to everyone of an issue that needs the continued support of the global community, namely the Palestine issue," Minister Marsudi said during annual press statement on Thursday, January 8.
She also deeply regrets the failure of the UN Security Council to adopt the draft resolution on Palestine, in New York on December 30, 2014.
In order to forge a closer relationship to Palestine, Indonesia will establish an Honorary Consulate in Ramallah in the near future to complement its embassy accredited to Palestine based in Amman, Jordan. "Indonesia’s assistance to Palestine in the field of capacity building will be further improved," she said.