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Indonesia committed to support peace building process in Afghanistan
Selasa, 30 Januari 2018 11:52 WIB - 3 Views

Reporter: antara

President Joko Widodo received President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani at the Presidential Palace of Afghanistan, Monday (29/1/2018). (Biro Pers Setpres)

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Joko Widodo, during his state visit to Kabul on Monday, conveyed Indonesia`s strong commitment to build peace and support the welfare of the people of Afghanistan.

"Indonesia and Afghanistan will step up activities that can help the peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan," President Widodo noted as quoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs` website on Tuesday.

The development of the Indonesian Islamic Center (IIC) complex in Kabul demonstrates Indonesia`s support in the peace building process in Afghanistan.

A health facility will be built at the IIC this year.

"We will begin the construction of the health clinic at the IIC complex in spring of 2018. It will compliment the As-Salam Mosque that has been used by people since 2015," President Widodo remarked.

The IIC complex is a symbol or monument of the friendship between Indonesia and Afghanistan.

The site is expected to be the hub of activities that promote peace.

During his visit to Afghanistan, President Widodo also expressed his deep condolences to President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani and to all people in the country for the tragedy that struck Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, including attacks that have occurred over the past few days.

"I pray that the victims can recover quickly and that the families and relatives who were left behind are given strength and patience," President Widodo stated during a joint press statement after a bilateral meeting with President Ghani at the Agr Presidential Palace, Kabul, on Monday.

Widodo`s visit to Afghanistan is a reciprocal gesture after President Ghani had visited Indonesia last year.

It was also the first state visit of the president of the Republic of Indonesia after nearly six decades. The last Indonesian president to have visited Afghanistan was President Soekarno in May 1961.

With the visit to Afghanistan, President Widodo concluded his tour to five South Asian countries -- Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan -- on Feb 24-29.

President Widodo, First Lady Iriana, and the entourage have arrived in Indonesia on Tuesday morning at around 5:20 p.m. local time at the Halim Perdanakusumah Airbase, Jakarta.

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30 JANUARY 2018 DIANEKO_LC 1 COMMENT

Prajurit TNI yang terlibat pembebasan sandera KKB di Tembagapura. (dok. Kodam III Siliwangi)

Tentara Nasional Indonesia rupanya ‘diam-diam’ mengajukan anggaran untuk operasi pembebasan sandera di luar negeri.

Kebutuhan anggaran itu pun telah diajukan dalam kebutuhan anggaran untuk tahun 2018 bersama Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat.

Ketua Komisi I DPR Abdul Kharis Almasyhari membenarkan ada pembahasan mengenai penganggaran operasi pembebasan sandera tersebut. Namun sayangnya tak dirinci berapa besaran anggaran itu.

Abdul mengatakan, pembahasan anggaran itu telah dibahas bersama Menteri Pertahanan Ryamizard Ryacudu dan Panglima TNI Marsekal Hadi Tjahjanto.

Hal itu juga berkaitan dengan alokasi penganggaran untuk pengamanan Pilkada Serentak 2018 dan komponen lainnya. “Itu jadi prioritas kita,” ujarnya di DPR, Senin, 29 Januari 2018.

Sebelumnya, Ryamizard Ryacudu memang sempat memberi isyarat ada rencana Indonesia untuk melakukan operasi pembebasan sandera di Filipina untuk menyelamatkan tiga WNI yang ditahan kelompok bersenjata Abu Sayyaf.

Namun, saat ini Ryamizard mengaku masih menunggu upaya diplomasi dari Kementerian Luar Negeri RI ke Filipina. “Kalau tidak bisa, saya masuk,” ujarnya.

“Saya sudah bicara dengan Presiden dan Menhannya, bertiga. ‘Apapun rencana kamu,’ katanya (Duterte), ‘saya dukung.”

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ADECS 2018: Indonesian Coast Guard is in growth mode
30th January 2018 - 09:01 GMT | byGordon Arthur in Singapore

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Founded in 2014, the Indonesian Coast Guard (BAKAMLA) is a relatively young institution. Despite its tender age, though, it has great ambitions for growth so it can fulfil its assigned tasks of securing and enforcing the law in Indonesian waters.

First Adm Rahmat Eko Rahardjo, director of maritime operations for the Indonesian Coast Guard, spoke to Shephard at the ADECS 2018 conference in Singapore on 30 January.

The coast guard is ‘currently in the process of building its operational capability both in terms of infrastructure and human resources,’ Rahardjo said. The BAKAMLA presently has some 30 patrol vessels, including the newest, a 110m patrol boat. On 18 January, the coast guard received this vessel, KN Tanjung Datu, and it will begin operating this year.



The addition of this 2,400t vessel alone is expected to double the ability of the BAKAMLA and the government to combat transnational crime in the border area. Also expected to enter service in 2018 are three new 80m patrol boats and two fast boats.

For operations, however, the coast guard can also request patrol boats from other agencies such as the navy, marine police, fisheries, customs or Ministry of Transport to act as ‘force multipliers’.

The BAKAMLA has about 1,000 personnel on its roster, but it aims to reach 2,500 within a few years as new vessels come on stream.

Rahardjo said the BAKAMLA ‘was established in order to synergise all maritime security and safety patrols in Indonesia under a single command in order to make maritime security and safety in Indonesian waters and its jurisdiction more effective and efficient’.

To ensure maritime security and safety within the Indonesian archipelago, as well as strengthen the nation’s identity as a maritime country, the BAKAMLA’s missions include: conducting patrols in Indonesian waters, formulating related national policy, organising an early-warning system, enforcing the law against illegal activities, monitoring the implementation of maritime patrols by other agencies, assisting other relevant agencies, providing search and rescue assistance and performing any other national defence tasks.

The Indonesian Coast Guard is thus invested with the power to conduct hot pursuit, stop and seize vessels violating laws or regulations, and to integrate a national information system.

Things are not easy for the fledgling agency, however, as it must monitor the world’s largest archipelagic state comprising some 17,500 islands and an 81,000km-long coastline. Rahardjo specifically listed the following challenges: a vast area of operations, a lack of operational assets, the interoperability of a maritime surveillance system is still in process, and human resources are still lacking in quantity and experience.

The director of maritime operations added, ‘Synergy for maritime security is still not maximal with the relevant stakeholders. The BAKAMLA is still looking for a new formula to synergise all maritime security and safety patrols in Indonesia.’

Rahardjo admitted, ‘With the BAKAMLA’s current operational resources, it is not enough to cope with the challenges of maritime security issues at the border area.’ However, the government is making ‘every effort to suppress illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing by foreign fishing vessels in the border areas’.

The BAKAMLA is a civil agency, compared to the Indonesian Navy, and its mandate is to enforce the law at sea. Nevertheless, the TNI-AL ‘strongly supports’ the coast guard, including with human resources and operational support. Indeed, Rahardjo is himself a naval officer, and he and several other high-ranking and mid-ranking officers were assigned to the coast guard to support it.

He stated, ‘In the implementation of these duties, the coordination between the two institutions is very good, which can be seen in the support provided by the navy to the BAKAMLA.’

In conclusion, Rahardjo noted, ‘Although the BAKAMLA is a new agency, we were formed to support the president’s vision for making Indonesia a ‘world maritime fulcrum’. As a new agency, the BAKAMLA still needs a lot of improvements, especially in terms of operational capabilities.’

However, he professed a belief that attending ADECS 2018 would help the coast guard gather information regarding marine and naval technology as well as surveillance technology.

https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/imps-news/adecs-2018-indonesian-coast-guard-growth-mode/

 

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Indonesia, South Korea strengthen defense ties

• Marguerite Afra Sapiie
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Jakarta | Wed, January 31, 2018 | 04:42 pm

Defense talks: Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu (right) talks with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo about their plans to enhance their strategic partnership. (Antara/Puspa Perwitasari)

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Indonesia and South Korea have agreed to boost strategic partnerships in the defense sector, including intelligence exchange cooperation, a minister said.

Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu explained the agreement was achieved in the meeting between President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and South Korea's defense minister, Song Young-moo, at Merdeka Palace on Wednesday.

They discussed ways to advance mutual cooperation between the two countries.

“The main agenda is to boost bilateral cooperation in many sectors […] including defense, such as Alutsista [primary weaponry defense system],” Ryamizard said.

“Another form of cooperation is in the intelligence sector because our main enemy is terrorists.”

Ryamizard explained that prior to the meeting with Jokowi, Song visited and monitored the construction of a submarine built jointly between Indonesia and South Korea.

The submarine is among three that the Indonesian Navy will procure in 2018 from South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering.

State-owned shipbuilder PT PAL is responsible for the construction of the submarines because the purchasing contract requires a transfer of technology from Korean firms to an Indonesian firm.

Indonesia and South Korea have also signed an agreement worth US$8 billion for the manufacturing of the Korea Fighter Xperiment and Indonesia Fighter Xperiment (KFX/IFX) jets fighter.

In November last year, Jokowi held a bilateral talk with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, during which the two countries agreed to boost mutual cooperation in many sectors through a special strategic partnership agreement.

"Based on that agreement, we will strengthen our partnership in various sectors, including the diplomacy and defense industry. We will walk alongside Indonesia," Song said. (ebf)

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/01/31/indonesia-south-korea-strengthen-defense-ties.html

 

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