Regional Dynamics Challenge Growth
President Joko Widodo stressed the importance of respecting the principles of democracy, international law and human rights in accordance with what is contained in the ASEAN Charter.
President Joko Widodo received a courtesy call from ASEAN Foreign Ministers and ASEAN Secretary General, Kao Kim Hourn, at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Friday, 3 February 2023.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS – Regional dynamics are a challenge in achieving ASEAN’s goal to turn Southeast Asia into an epicentrum of growth. Great power competition and an economic slowdown must be addressed amid efforts to uphold the theme of Indonesia’s ASEAN chairmanship in 2023.
Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi said the theme of growth was one of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s messages to ASEAN foreign ministers and ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn on Friday (3/2/2023) at the State Palace in Central Jakarta. The foreign ministers gradually arrived at the Credential Hall, with Laotian Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, Brunei Darussalam Foreign Minister Erywan Yusof and Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn arriving first.