Thursday, 19 March, 2009 | 18:43 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Bandung:Indonesia still lacks a good number of international law experts and practitioners. “There are no more than five people,” said foreign minister, Hassan Wirajuda, speaking at an annual lecture commemorating the 80th birthday of former foreign minister Mochtar Kusumaatmadja, in Bandung yesterday. As a consequence, the Foreign Affairs Department is having difficulties managing transnational and human rights issues.
According to Wirajuda, there are three issues that must be faced in the future, namely, water, international trade and human rights. With the current crop of diplomats, the priority of Indonesia’s foreign relations in the past eight years has been maritime and land border issues with 10 countries, such as Malaysia, Singapore and Papua New Guinea.
ANWAR SISWADI
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