KONTAN.CO.ID - SYDNEY. Indonesia will establish diplomatic relations with the Pacific states of Niue and Cook Islands while pursuing trade deals with Fiji and Papua New Guinea, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said on Friday, as the country moves to strengthen regional ties. As Chinese influence grows, the region is increasingly becoming the focus of diplomacy, aid and military investment by Western powers, including the United States and Australia. Indonesia has also sought to increase its involvement.
Indonesia looks east to expand Pacific diplomacy, trade
KONTAN.CO.ID - SYDNEY. Indonesia will establish diplomatic relations with the Pacific states of Niue and Cook Islands while pursuing trade deals with Fiji and Papua New Guinea, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said on Friday, as the country moves to strengthen regional ties. As Chinese influence grows, the region is increasingly becoming the focus of diplomacy, aid and military investment by Western powers, including the United States and Australia. Indonesia has also sought to increase its involvement.