RI-Australia Can Play Role as Axis of Regional Stability
Power competition in the Indo-Pacific is getting tense. The revitalization of Indonesia-Australia relations will not only benefit the two countries, but can also serve as an axis of stability and peace.
BOGOR, KOMPAS — President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have agreed to push together for regional stability and peace. Therefore, China's strategic competition against the United States (US) and its allies in the Indo-Pacific region must be managed properly to help prevent rivalries from turning into an open conflict.
“Strategic competition in the region needs to be managed properly to avoid open conflict. The culture of peace and strategic trust needs to be strengthened," President Jokowi said in a joint press conference with PM Albanese at the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, on Monday (6/6/2022).