Indonesia and Australia will advance shared development priorities, strengthen people-to-people ties, and deepen cooperation in regional defence and security.

Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sugiono had meetings with his Indian and Thai counterparts on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, on October 24.

Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi on January 8 emphasised that the nation’s foreign policy over the past decade has asserted its significant role regionally and globally.

This is an urgent time for archipelagic and island states to stand in solidarity and work together, making the Archipelagic and Island States Forum (AIS Forum) a "lighthouse" for developing inclusive cooperation to tackle various global challenges, Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi said on October 10.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh on January 10 sent a message of condolences to Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi over a recent Indonesian plane crash off the coast of Jakarta.

Vietnam will continue working closely with Indonesia to strengthen the bilateral strategic partnership toward effectiveness, practical outcomes and win-win benefits, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.