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Topic: Foreign relations of Indonesia


  
  Indonesia
The Republic of Indonesia is a large archipelago located between the South East Asian peninsula and Australia, between the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Indonesia borders Malaysia on the island of Borneo, Papua New Guinea on the island of New Guinea and East Timor on the island of Timor.
Indonesia's major trading partners are Japan, the United States and the surrounding nations of Singapore, Malaysia and Australia.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/in/Indonesia.html   (689 words)

  
 Indonesia - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
East Timor was a province of Indonesia from its annexation in 1976 until Indonesia relinquished sovereignty in 1999.
Indonesia's 18,108 islands, of which about 6,000 are inhabited, are scattered around the equator, giving the country a tropical climate.
Indonesia's economy suffered greatly in the late 1990s, in part as a result of the financial crisis that struck most of Asia at the time.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/i/n/d/Indonesia.html   (1885 words)

  
 105 Hearings: Unprinted Senate Hearings by Title (1997- 1998)
Foreign Relations 19970724 NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Maura Harty, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Paraguay, and James F. Mack, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana,...
Foreign Relations 19980225 NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of William Joseph Burns, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and Ryan Clark Crocker, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Syrian Arab Republic,...
Foreign Relations 19980923 NOMINATIONS: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Robert C. Randolph, of Washington, to be Assistant Administrator for Asia and Near East Affairs, Agency for International Development, B. Lynn Pascoe, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Malaysia, and Diane Edith Watson, of California, to be Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia,...
www.lib.ncsu.edu /congbibs/senate/105hrupt.html   (4301 words)

  
 The EU's relations with Indonesia - Overview
Indonesia was hit hard by the Asian financial crisis of 1997-98, but engaged in an effort to implement major economic reforms.
Trade relations between the Indonesia and the EU are among the most important of all the South East Asian countries.
Indonesia is one of the focus countries for the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) and has also benefited from financing from the EU Rapid Reaction Mechanism for Conflict Prevention and related activities.
ec.europa.eu /comm/external_relations/indonesia/intro/index.htm   (1532 words)

  
 Indonesia: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
Indonesia is one of the world's major rubber producers; other plantation crops include sugarcane, coffee, tea, tobacco, palm oil, cinchona, cloves, cocoa, sisal, coconuts, and spices.
In 1975–76, Indonesia annexed East Timor (a former Portuguese colony), and incorporated it as a province of the country; the takeover was not recognized by the United Nations.
The New Indonesia: On 20 October, H.E. Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Was Sworn in as Indonesia's Sixth President and H.E. Jusuf Kalla the Vice President.
www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/indonesia.jsp   (4320 words)

  
 Indonesia - FOREIGN MILITARY RELATIONS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Indonesia is a member of ASEAN, and although the organization is not a defense alliance, military cooperation existed between Indonesia and its ASEAN partners.
It was this perceived relationship between Indonesian and Vietnamese military leaders that gave Indonesia the impetus to assume an influential role in the Cambodian peace settlement process.
Indonesia also acquired equipment from the Soviet Union in the early 1960s and, although most of it was inoperative by the 1970s, Jakarta continued to make payments to Moscow after the demise of the Soviet Union in 1991.
www.country-data.com /cgi-bin/query/r-6353.html   (635 words)

  
 Indonesia (05/06)
Indonesia’s first elections in the post-Soeharto period were held for the national, provincial, and sub-provincial parliaments on June 7, 1999.
The Embassy of Indonesia is at 2020 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036 (tel.
Relations between Indonesia and the U.S. are good and have advanced significantly since the election of President Yudhoyono in October 2004.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2748.htm   (7712 words)

  
 Terrorism - Priority Dilemmas: U.S.-Indonesia Military Relations in the Anti-Terror War
Indonesia is a willing and vital partner in the war on terrorism; yet it is also a country whose uppermost institutions, namely the government and the military, carry ignominious histories that disallow full and strong alliances Washington wishes to form with its global coalition partners.
Indonesia embarked on the path toward democracy in 1998, when the dictatorship of Gen. Suharto collapsed amidst widespread social discontent and a severe economic downturn.
Indonesia does not wish its counterterrorism agenda, which is often blurred with domestic separatist problems, to be hijacked by Washington; rather, it seeks the maneuverability to fight terrorism on its own, with strong backing from the global coalition.
www.cdi.org /terrorism/priority.cfm   (1466 words)

  
 Indonesia Challenge - Council on Foreign Relations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country, is fertile ground for terrorists.
Re-establishing military ties with Indonesia does not mean the United States must abandon its demand that the soldiers responsible for atrocities in East Timor be held accountable and brought to justice.
Theophilos C. Gemelas is associate director of studies at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.
www.cfr.org /publication/4528/indonesia_challenge.html   (938 words)

  
 Indonesia - Foreign Policy under Suharto   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Indonesia's foreign relations after 1966 can be characterized as generally moderate, inclined toward the West, and regionally focused.
Although Indonesia differed with its ASEAN counterparts over the appropriate response to the Cambodian crisis after the Vietnamese invasion of that country in 1978, its active role in promoting a negotiated end to the Cambodian civil war through the Jakarta Informal Meetings in 1988 and 1989 reflected a new sense of confidence.
Given Indonesia's strategic location at the eastern entrance to the Indian Ocean, including command of the Malacca and Sunda straits, the country has been viewed as vital to the Asian security interests of the United States and its allies.
countrystudies.us /indonesia/26.htm   (536 words)

  
 Indonesia's history, culture, economy, geography
Ethnic relations are strained mostly due to the high level of economic power that the Chinese-Indonesians have relative to the Pribumi, which in turn propels anti-Chinese sentiment.
Indonesia is not generally known as a treasure trove for paintings, but the fact is that the connoisseur will be able to find unique works of art.
Indonesia is the birth place of batik and ikat cloth.
indonesia-ok.com /history.htm   (5908 words)

  
 China Information-Foreign Relations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
It is ready to establish diplomatic relations with all foreign governments which are willing to observe the principles of equality, mutual benefit and respect for each other’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.” There is only one China in the world.
There are foreign affairs offices in each province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the Central Government, responsible for handling foreign affairs in those localities under the leadership of the Foreign Ministry.
The current minister of Foreign Affairs of The People’s Republic of China is Tang Jiaxuan; the current special commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the HKSAR is Ma Yuzhen; and the current special commissioner of the ministry of Foreign Affairs in the MSAR is Yuan Tao.
www.asia-planet.net /china/foreign-relations.htm   (1181 words)

  
 Foreign Relations - Indonesia Matters
Indonesia has been elected a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council at the General Assembly session in New York, joining such heavyweights in the human rights respecting field like Saudi Arabia, Cuba, and China.
Indonesia wants to set up a consulate in the city of Ramallah on the West Bank but one obstacle lies in the way - the country has no diplomatic relations with Israel and needs its permission for the mission.
Indonesia supports nuclear proliferation, according to this report, where world Islamic unity is invoked by the speaker of the Iranian House.
www.indonesiamatters.com /category/foreign-relations   (854 words)

  
 GeographyIQ - World Atlas - Asia - Indonesia - Foreign Relations
A cornerstone of Indonesia's contemporary foreign policy is its participation in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), of which it was a founding member in 1967 with Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines.
Indonesia also was one of the founders of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and has taken moderate positions in its councils.
Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim population, though it is a secular state, and is a member of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).
www.geographyiq.com /countries/id/Indonesia_relations_summary.htm   (501 words)

  
 Indonesia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Republic of Indonesia world's largest archipelago is located between the South East peninsula and Australia between the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Indonesia is also rich in volcanoes the most famous being the now Krakatau (Krakatoa).
The official language Bahasa Indonesia - a dialect of Malay - is spoken by almost everybody local languages are usually the primary language.
www.freeglossary.com /Indonesia   (1501 words)

  
 Indonesia - Gurupedia
The Republic of Indonesia, world's largest archipelago, is located between the South East Asian peninsula and Australia, between the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Bahasa Indonesia), Papua New Guinea on the island of New Guinea (Irian in Bahasa Indonesia) and East Timor on the island of Timor.
Capturing Indonesia in 1942, Japan found the Indonesian elite to be cooperative trade partners and willing to marshal troops as needed.
www.gurupedia.com /i/in/indonesia.htm   (915 words)

  
 Indonesia (05/05)
Indonesia has since recovered-- albeit slower than some of its neighbors--and has recapitalized its banking sector, improved oversight of capital markets, and taken steps to stimulate growth and investment, particularly in infrastructure.
Indonesia, which ranks sixth in world gas production, is still the world’s number one exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG), though its world market share has declined from 32% in 1998 to approximately 20% in 2004.
This does not reflect Indonesia’s mineral prospectivity, which is high; rather the decline reflects uncertainty over mining laws and regulations, low competiveness in the tax and royalty system, and investor concerns over divestment policies and the sanctity of contracts.
www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/i/47475.htm   (6761 words)

  
 Foreign relations of Indonesia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Indonesia has the world's largest Muslim population, and is a member of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).
Indonesia is at the centre of numerous investigations into human rights abuses and is widely suspected of supporting and even encouraging militia presences in those provinces with a large independence movement; namely, West Papua [1] [2], Aceh [3] and, in the past, East Timor [4] [5] [6].
Indonesia is currently at odds with Australia regarding the granting of asylum to 42 West Papuans, however a meeting set for June 26, 2006 looks likely to trade better relations for Australian recognition of Indonesia's rule over West Papua [13] [14] [15] [16].
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Indonesia   (766 words)

  
 Indonesia - Country information - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Indonesia’s transition to democracy is continuing with direct elections for the first time across the nation for governors, mayors and regents (heads of district governments).
It is estimated that Indonesia needs economic growth of about 7 per cent a year to absorb new entrants to the workforce and to reduce the large numbers of unemployed and underemployed.
Foreign investor sentiment towards Indonesia has improved with the election of President Yudhoyono and his government's determination to improve economic growth and the investment climate, including by improving infrastructure, strengthening the legal framework, enhancing governance and reducing fuel subsidies.
www.dfat.gov.au /geo/indonesia/indonesia_brief.html   (4260 words)

  
 SANDNet Weekly Update, June 27, 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
An editorial by former Foreign Secretary K Shankar Bajpai argued that India is being pressed to ignore all that is wrong and bad about the Pakistani government and focus only on Kashmir as Pakistan requests.
Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Murasoli Maran told the 20th meeting of the foreign ministers of the G-15 countries that greater dialogue was needed between the G-8 and the G-15 nations to discuss the growing economic disequilibrium.
French Assistant Secretary of the Foreign Ministry for Asia Dominique Girard said that no third-party could make a contribution as a mediator, and that it was up to India and Pakistan to settle their bilateral issues.
www.nautilus.org /VietnamFOIA/archives/sand/Updates2000/Jun27.html   (2047 words)

  
 Remarks with Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda
FOREIGN MINISTER HASSAN WIRAJUDA: (translated from Bahasa Indonesian language) Ladies and gentlemen from the media, good morning, for around half an hour I’ve met with Secretary of State Colin Powell, who is in, indeed, a brief visit to Indonesia.
Minister, it’s a great pleasure for me to be back in Indonesia and to be here for the first time as Secretary of State, and also to be the first Secretary of State to visit Indonesia since you have made such a dramatic return to the process of democratization.
For that matter Indonesia is working to help strengthen its capacity to deal with terrorism; both domestic terrorism but of course cross-border and international terrorism.
www.fas.org /terrorism/at/docs/2002/Indonesia1(2aug02).htm   (972 words)

  
 National Archives of Australia - The Collection - Foreign Relations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
A growing network of political and economic relations was established with a major focus on the Asian region, and a program of development assistance inaugurated in the context of the Colombo Plan.
The documents focus on a number of issues that have defined Australia's relations with the region, and are drawn together here for the benefit of other students and scholars studying Australia's relations with the Asia-Pacific region.
The records deal with Australia's relations with Asia in the twentieth century and have been chosen because they focus on some of the most significant issues in the emerging relationship between Australia and its neighbours.
www.naa.gov.au /the_collection/foreign_relations.html   (1578 words)

  
 Council on Foreign Relations "Special Group" & Secret Team
The Council on Foreign Relations propaganda machine manipulates American Citizens to accept the particular climate of opinion the Council on Foreign Relations seeks to achieve in the world.
The dominant Council on Foreign Relations members belong to an inner circle that plan and co-ordinate the psycho-political operations used to manipulate the American public.
The rest of the Council on Foreign Relations members, past and present, inside and outside of the government, are part of a "Secret Team" that play key parts in carrying out the psycho-political operations.The "Secret Team" is set up as circles within circles.
www.mega.nu:8080 /ampp/roundtable/emspecial.html   (2737 words)

  
 Indonesia - Foreign Policy under Suharto
As a founding member of the Nonaligned Movement (see Glossary) in 1961, Indonesia pursued a foreign policy that in principle kept it equidistant from the contentious Soviet Union and the United States.
Anthony Reid's "Indonesia: From Briefcase to Samurai Sword," published in Alfred W. McCoy's Southeast Asia under Japanese Occupation; and Nugroho Notosusanto's The Peta Army during the Japanese Occupation of Indonesia discuss the relevance of the Japanese occupation.
Periodicals with extensive coverage on Indonesia include Asian Survey, Journal of Asian Studies, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies [Singapore], Modern Asian Studies [London], Indonesia, Pacific Affairs [Vancouver], and Southeast Asian Affairs [Singapore].
www.country-data.com /cgi-bin/query/r-6207.html   (941 words)

  
 Senate Foreign Relations Committee Passes Freeze on Military Relations with Indonesia
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee tonight passed legislation banning military cooperation with Indonesia "until the results of the August 30, 1999, vote in East Timor have been implemented."
The bill bans military assistance (training, government transfers, and commercial sales) to Indonesia until certain conditions are met -- including a safe and secure environment in East Timor, an end to anti-independence military and militia violence, and the return home of refugees and displaced persons.
Since the TNI abuse human rights in Indonesia itself, bans on military assistance should remain in place until there are fundamental changes Indonesian military," she added.
www.etan.org /legislation/1568pr.htm   (382 words)

  
 indonesia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Indonesia borders Malaysia on the island of Borneo (Kalimantan in Bahasa Indonesia), Papua New Guinea on the island of New Guinea (Irian in Bahasa Indonesia) and East Timor on the island of Timor.
In 1940 during World War II, Japan had been denied vital aviation fuel by the Dutch Indies government, unable to negotiate for the fuel Japan begins its invasion of Malaya in December.
List of Indonesian embassies and consulates worldwide (Department of Foreign Affairs) (follow the "Embassies and Consulates" link in the linked page)
www.findthelinks.com /countries/indonesia.htm   (1036 words)

  
 Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations
She monitored Indonesia’s first direct presidential elections in July 2004 as a member of the Carter Center delegation.
Murphy was a member of the Freedom House 2005 ratings team and the Council on Foreign Relations Indonesia Commission.
Murphy has lectured at the Foreign Service Institute and has been a visiting scholar at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta, and the Institute for Security and International Studies, Bangkok.
diplomacy.shu.edu /faculty/directory/murphy.html   (318 words)

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