According to Mehr news agency, quoting Tehran University, in this specialized scientific meeting that was held on the 6th of October 1404 on the occasion of the 75th year of establishing diplomatic relations between Iran and Indonesia and at the invitation of the Department of Regional Studies of the University of Tehran, the Iranian Association for Regional Studies and the Asia-Pacific Scientific Association in the conference hall of the Center for Advanced International Studies of the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of the University of Tehran. Rulianshah SumiratAmbassador of the Republic of Indonesia in Tehran, referring to the seventy-five years of diplomatic relations between the two countries, said: “Tehran-Jakarta relations have reached a stage where it should be changed from the political level to scientific cooperation and technologically be promoted.”
Stating that people-to-people communication, especially the academic community, is very important for mutual understanding, the Indonesian ambassador announced the country’s new plans to develop student and professor exchanges and added: “We will use all capacities to expand academic cooperation.”
The Indonesian ambassador called higher education and improving the quality of human resources among the main priorities of his government and addressed the universities and research centers of the two countries: “To reduce scientific dependence on developed countries, it is necessary to establish a joint network in key areas such as information technology, artificial intelligence, clean energy and marine sciences between Iran and Indonesia.”
In another part of his speech, he discussed Indonesia’s geopolitical and economic views and said: “Indonesia’s policy is “balanced interaction” with the powers, and Indonesia does not take sides in the competition between China and America and wants economic cooperation with all parties, subject to mutual respect.”
Emphasizing the redefining of international institutions, he referred to the South-South cooperation model as the role of developing countries and said: “Developing countries should form coalitions like brix and ASEANto increase their bargaining power in the international economic system.
Samerat In another part of his speech, referring to the joint membership of two countries, Iran and Indonesia, in organizations such as the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the Non-Aligned Movement and the brixon the need for synergy and cooperation in the country He emphasized solving the problems of the Islamic world, the region and the world.
In the final part of his speech, the Ambassador of Indonesia addressed the country’s three strategic issues in global issues.
Stating that his country is against any unilateral sanctions, he emphasized the need to resolve the Iran nuclear issue through diplomacy and said: “Indonesia defends the right of all countries to use nuclear energy peacefully.”
Samerat Referring to the position of Indonesia as a country consisting of islands, he called for scientific cooperation between Iran and Indonesia in the field of maritime governance, energy security, climate change and water economy so that the sea becomes a factor for unity and creating a model of sustainable development.
After the speech, he answered the questions of the participants in this meeting about various international issues.
At the beginning of this meeting, Dr. Hamzeh Safavi, director of the regional studies group of the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, called for the practical expansion of the relations between the two countries, especially the university cooperation between the two countries of Iran and Indonesia, and said: “I hope that these cooperations will be expanded and operational by signing the memorandums and contracts between the universities of the two countries.”
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