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Thursday 17 Dec 2015 - 12:34 Makkah mean time-6-3-1437
Jakarta (IINA) – Indonesian Foreign Ministry plans to officially open an honorary consulate in the central West Bank city of Ramallah in early 2016, expressing hope that the upcoming year will be a new chapter for the diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Palestine, ANTARA News reported.
"We are now moving one step further, further towards something greater," Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno L.P. Marsudi said after meeting her Palestinian counterpart Riyad Al-Maliki in Jakarta on Monday.
Al-Maliki expressed his gratitude to Indonesia for always helping Palestine to survive particularly during the harsh situation. "We want to build our country for the future. That is why we cooperate with Indonesia," he said.
"I am very satisfied with the establishment of Indonesia's honorary consulate in Ramallah in the beginning of next year," Al-Maliki Added.
Minister Retno Marsudi affirmed that the honorary consulate would not only increase Indonesia's presence in Ramallah but would also serve to deepen the country's relations with Palestine.
We want to build a closer relation with the Palestinian people. That is why, we have decided to open an honorary consulate in Ramallah officially early next year. This is to show escalating number of Indonesian representatives in Ramallah and our presence means that our commitment goes beyond political and technical support," she said.
As a staunch supporter of Palestine, Indonesia hosted an international conference on Jerusalem, held by the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) jointly with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Indonesian government, in Jakarta on December 14-15.
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