This Saturday (8 November 2014) for the first time President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) as the head of state held a overseas trip to attend the APEC summit in Beijing. Using the presidential plane, Jokowi President is scheduled to arrive in Beijing at 5 pm local time. A number of activities have been waiting for President Jokowi, ranging from the APEC summit itself to a number of bilateral meetings with leaders of countries such as China, Japan, the US and Russia. In addition, President Jokowi also scheduled to visit ports and power plants in Tianjin and gave a speech at the APEC CEO Summit event and Indonesian-Chinese Business Forum. From a number of issues addressed in a series of APEC meetings mentioned above, one thing is awaited delivery of the vision and mission of the President Jokowi axis formation associated with the global maritime maritime cooperation in the region more integrated, sustainable and mutually beneficial. President Jokowi can explain to APEC member economies on the global maritime destination axis formation in an attempt to make the Indonesian waters as waters that safest in the world for all marine activities undertaken by the public and businesses. Indonesia can also convey the steps that will be taken as the domestic shipping industry to develop and exploit natural resources in marine and coastal areas by promoting the principles that go between productivity and environmental sustainability. In addition to speaking at the APEC forum, while in Beijing the President Jokowi opportunity to have a meeting bilaterally with a number of leaders of countries such as the US, Russia, Japan, Mexico and of course the leader of the host country China. Some of the country is a country that has a strategic partnership such as China which is a comprehensive strategic partner for Indonesia since 2013. Agenda two bilateral meeting between President Jokowi with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang has been scheduled for sure Sunday morning. In this meeting the President Jokowi can recalled the existence of a common vision and mission maritime Indonesia and China. If Indonesia will develop the concept of the pivot maritime world, the Chinese have a concept of the Maritime Silk Road of the 21st century. President Jokowi can welcome the concept of the Maritime Silk Road of the 21st century were first raised when the President of PRC Xi Jinping visited Jakarta 2-3 October 2013. The concept that emphasizes on the need to improve maritime cooperation is mutual trust and strengthen cooperation in the economic, social and culture between China and countries in Southeast Asia very much in line with the concept of global maritime shaft. .President Jokowi can also mengapresasi formation Maritime Cooperation Fund China-ASEAN with the allocation of funds amounting to US $ 484 million which will be used to finance projects and the improvement of maritime connectivity capabilities of the countries in Southeast Asia to manage resources and security. Furthermore, President Jokowi also can convey Indonesias position in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AAIB) to finance infrastructure projects that have been proposed China launched on October 24, 2014 and signed by 21 countries. Indonesia, although since the beginning invited by China and followed all the consultation meetings but have yet to take a decision because of the transitional government. Based on the comprehensive strategic partnership between Indonesia and China and their common vision and mission maritime cooperation, efforts to improve bilateral relations between the two countries would be developed through the implementation of the project maritime cooperation, both related to security and economic problems. In the case of maritime security cooperation in the region, Indonesia may hold APEC economies, especially countries around Southeast Asia and East Asia, to actively conduct preventive diplomacy to manage the potential conflict into opportunity and one of the country can be expected is Chinese. As a country that is developing economic and military power based maritime, China may be the best choice for a partner in strengthening maritime cooperation both in terms of funding and technologies. As concerns the economic cooperation, maritime diplomacy carried out for the realization of maritime inter-connectivity that requires a fee very large. Implementation is not necessarily from the start because it can empowers various cooperation agreements and memoranda of understanding in the field of maritime already exist for this, such as maritime cooperation and the development of understanding of marine and climate center, maritime cooperation committees and fisheries cooperation. Under the existing agreement, the President Jokowi can convince the Chinese, for example, to quickly realize its commitment to help build the maritime sector like building deep sea ports in Jakarta (New Tanjung Priok), as already initiated SOE Minister Dahlan Iskan and IPCs. Including the realization of the projects contained in the Five-Year Development Program for Trade and Economic Cooperation agreed during the visit of the Chinese President to Jakarta in October 2013 and is under the coordination of the Ministry of Economy. In the end, President Jokowi can be assured that with political stability and Indonesias economy today and the relative economic growth, potential and opportunities for development of infrastructure and connectivity in the maritime sector is very promising and profitable for anyone. And if the majority of an agreed maritime cooperation can be readily implemented in forms of projects infrastructure development such as maritime connectivity is beneficial for marine traffic smoothness and increased productivity of goods and services in various parts of Indonesia, the President of the maritime diplomacy Jokowi shaft at the APEC Summit in Beijing can be said to be part of a successful and pro-people diplomacy. ( Abimanyu Sardjono ).
Posted on: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 16:16:20 +0000
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