Indonesia–Italy relations

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Indonesian–Italian relations
Map indicating locations of Indonesia and Italy

Indonesia
Italy
Diplomatic mission
Embassy of Indonesia, RomeEmbassy of Italy, Jakarta

Catholic
faith.

Indonesia has an embassy in

WFP, and UNIDROIT, while Italy has an embassy in Jakarta
.

History

Italian explorers were among the first Europeans that reached the

Samudra Pasai, Aceh, Northern Sumatra, on his way back from East Asia. In the early 14th-century, Mattiussi, a Franciscan friar, visited several places in today's Indonesia: Sumatra, Java, and Banjarmasin in Borneo, between 1318 and 1330. In his report, he described the gilded palace of the Javanese King and the war to the Great Khan of the Yuan dynasty. Specifically, Mattiussi visited the court of the Majapahit king Jayanegara in Trowulan.[5]

Diplomatic relations started with Italian recognition to Republic of Indonesia on 29 December 1949. Official Indonesian representation in Rome was established in March 1952, while the Italian Republic had established its official representative in Jakarta in October 1952. In December 1953, both governments agreed to upgrade the status of their representatives in Rome and Jakarta into embassies.[6]

State visits

In 1997, the Prime Minister of Italy

Giulio Terzi visited Indonesia to attend the EU-ASEAN Summit.[3]

Trade and investment

In 2012, the bilateral trade figures reached US$4.5 billion. The Italian government describes Indonesian proposal to boost bilateral trade as extremely attractive, and both countries noted there is room for growth.[3]

Interculture and interfaith dialog

As the nation with the largest Muslim population, with a democratic government that values diversity, Italy recruited Indonesia on its efforts to pursue world peace through interfaith dialog in 2009. Italy and Indonesia share their determination to work for peace in the Middle East as well as concern over human rights and commitment to fighting fundamentalist-inspired terrorism. Italy complements Indonesia's quality of cultural diversity and its potential role to become the bridge between the West and Islam.[7]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Italia" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. ^ png/dic (2 June 2012). "Italy to boost relations with RI, honors 3 Indonesians". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Italy-Indonesia: possible trade increase from $4.5 to 25 billion – partnership for major investments, says Terzi". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy. 24 April 2012. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  4. ^ Mathias Hariyadi (24 April 2012). "Jakarta and Rome promoting interfaith dialogue to counter extremism". Asia News. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Ritual Networks and Royal Power in Majapahit Java, page:100". Persee. 1996. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Kerjasama Bilateral – Italia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Indonesia. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Italy-Indonesia: dialogue resumes with moderate Islamic state. Frattini: Indonesia can act as a bridge between the West and Islam". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2013.[permanent dead link]

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