KEDUTAAN BESAR REPUBLIK INDONESIA
EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
8 Darwin Avenue, Yarralumla, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600
AUSTRALIA
JOINT
COMMUNIQUE
ON THE OCCASION OF THE VISIT OF
THE FOREIGN MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF VANUATU,
THE HON. MOANA CARCASSES KALOSIL TO INDONESIA
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At the invitation of His Excellency,
Dr. N. Hassan Wirajuda, Minister for Foreign Affairs of
the Republic of Indonesia, the Honourable Moana Caracasses
Kalosil, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of
Vanuatu made an official visit to the Republic of Indonesia
on 6 - 10 March 2004.
The Honourable Moana Carcasses was accompanied by his
spouse, Madame Paulette Carcasses, Honourable Toara Daniel,
Member of Parliament, Mr. Nato Taiwia, President of the
Francophone Businesses Organisation and Mr. Kalfau G.
Kaloris, Director of Foreign Affairs.
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During the visit, both Ministers
held talks in a cordial and friendly atmosphere. They exchanged
views and accordingly reached broad consensus on ways to
further develop relations between Indonesia and Vanuatu,
as well as on regional and international issues of mutual
interest. |
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Minister Moana Carcasses Kalosil
also made courtesy call to the President of the Republic
of Indonesia, Her Excellency Madam Megawati Soekarnoputri
and other Indonesian Officials during his stay in Indonesia.
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Both Ministers reaffirmed the
commitment of both countries to developing friendly bilateral
relations and cooperation based on the principles of mutual
respect, non-interference in each other's affairs, equality
and mutual benefit. |
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Both Ministers expressed willingness
to continue taking positive steps towards furthering bilateral
cooperation in various fields including trade, free movement
of peoples, investment, tourism, environment, transportation,
banking and other fields. They underlined the importance
of promoting a better knowledge and mutual understanding
between both countries as basis for enhancing friendly relations.
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Both Ministers welcomed the growing
interest to promote commercial links between Indonesia and
Vanuatu, noting that Indonesia is among the biggest market
of Vanuatu's export products. They will continue to encourage
and support closer contacts between their business communities
to further enhance trade relations between the two countries. |
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Minister Hassan Wirajuda welcomed
Vanuatu's participation in Indonesia's program of Technical
Cooperation among Developing Countries (TCDC) which currently
focuses on cooperation in agriculture, education and communication.
Both Ministers reaffirmed their commitment to foster bilateral
technical cooperation through TCDC program as well as under
the third party funding. |
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Both Ministers discussed the
threat of terrorism and jointly condemned all acts of terrorism.
Both Ministers also emphasized the importance of cooperation
in the field of anti terrorism. In this regard, the Minister
for Foreign Affairs of Vanuatu, Mr. Moana Carcasses Kalosil
appreciated Indonesia's initiative in hosting the Regional
Conference on Money Laundering and Suppression of Terrorist
Financing which was held in Bali on 17-18 December 2002
as well as the First and the Second Regional Conference
on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons and Related
Transnational Crimes which was held in Bali on 26-28 February
2002 and 28-30 April 2003 respectively, and also the Conference
on Counter-Terrorism that was held in Bali on 4-5 February
2004. |
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Both Ministers emphasized the
importance of environmental, economic, social, cultural,
and diplomatic cooperation in the region and the world and
agreed that regional countries could enhance their multi-dimensional
prosperity and security through regional cooperation. The
Foreign Minister of Indonesia, Dr. Hassan Wirajuda and the
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Vanuatu, Moana Carcasses
Kalosil therefore shared interest in security, prosperity
and democracy in Asia-Pacific Region. In this regard, both
sides strongly noted the importance of cooperation and consultation
under the framework of Pacific Islands Forum to which Indonesia
is a dialogue partner in the Post Forum Dialogue. |
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Both Ministers called on all
parties in Papua to protect and uphold the human rights
of all residents and to resolve all differences by peaceful
means. Both Ministers underlined the importance of a comprehensive
approach to solving the problems in Papua through the primacy
of dialogue and the implementation of special autonomy status
within the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia. |
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Minister Hasan Wirajuda expressed
Indonesia's appreciation for the consistent support of the
Pacific Islands Forum for Indonesia's sovereignty and territorial
integrity on Papua as expressed in the Forum's Communique
at the end of the PIF meeting in Auckland, in August 2003.
Minister Hasan Wirajuda reassured the Minister for Foreign
Affairs of Vanuatu that the Indonesian Government is implementing
special autonomy law of 2001 as a realistic prospect for
peaceful resolution of the situation in Papua. The Government
of Indonesia will expedite the promulgation of the necessary
regulations and will take other steps needed to achieve
best results of the special autonomy law.
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Minister Carcasses renewed the
Vanuatu proposal for a large Melanesia to integrate the
Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG). He then proposed that
Indonesia, with the largest Melanesian community in the
Pacific, become a member of the MSG. As a basis of the diversity
within Melanesian countries, both Ministers affirmed that
the French language also forms part of the spoken language
in the Pacific. |
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Both Ministers reaffirmed their
support for the goals and principles of the Non-Aligned
Movement (NAM) to which both countries are members. The
Ministers confirmed their similar views on the importance
of NAM as a unifying forum to strengthen South-South cooperation
and as a significant leverage in negotiation vis-á-vis
the developed countries on crucial political, environmental
and economic issues. They both recognized the need to strengthen
the organization in order to influence world developments.
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Minister Moana Carcasses Kalosil
informed Minister Hassan Wirajuda on the importance of setting
up a World Environmental Organization (WEO), integrating
the actual UNEP and all environmental programs and decisions
since Rio Conference and Tokyo Protocol, and having jurisdiction
to deal with cross frontiers environment matters. |
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Minister Hassan Wirajuda, on
behalf of the Government of Indonesia, expressed deep sympathy
for the tragedy caused by cyclone Ivy that hit Vanuatu recently.
Minister Carcasses Kalosil thanked Indonesia for pledging
to provide assistance to mitigate the damages caused by
this natural disaster. |
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The Honourable Carcasses expressed
his gratitude for the warm reception and hospitality accorded
to him and his delegation by the Government of Indonesia
during their visit in Indonesia. The Honourable Carcasses
Kalosil invited his counterpart Dr. N. Hassan Wirajuda to
visit Vanuatu. Both Ministers looked forward for the exchange
of visits between their Heads of Government/State and other
Ministers of both countries. |
