REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Indonesian government will host an Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting on Peacekeeping in Jakarta on July 27 and 28.
"The Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting on Peacekeeping is part of Indonesia's policies on foreign politics to play an active role in maintaining world peace," Andi Rahmiyanto, the director of International Security and Disarmament of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, said here on Thursday.
The increasing demand for personnel for the UN's peacekeeping mission will be discussed in the conference.
"In the last two decades, the UN's peacekeeping operations have been facing multidimensional challenges. On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the United States urged countries to contribute more forces for the peacekeeping mission," he pointed out.
Indonesia hopes that through the upcoming meeting, nations in the Asia-Pacific region will be willing to increase their contribution in terms of security personnel for the peacekeeping operations.
Moreover, officials of the foreign affairs ministries, defense ministries, and police institutions of countries in the Asia-Pacific region that have contributed to the UN's peacekeeping missions will participate in the meeting.
"Besides, senior officials of the foreign affairs ministries of member states of the UN Security Council and representatives of international and regional organizations will also attend the meeting," Rahmiyanto affirmed.
Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno L. P. Marsudi will officially open the meeting, which will see the participation of 100 representatives from 40 countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
In February, the Netherlands hosted the European Regional Meeting on Peacekeeping, while Uruguay hosted a similar meeting for the Latin American and Caribbean region in May.
After Indonesia hosts the meeting for the Asia-Pacific region, Ethiopia will organize a similar meeting for the African region.
Finally, a Peacekeeping Summit will be held in New York, on the sidelines of the 70th Session of the UN General Assembly on September 28.
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