Jakarta, Oct. 25 -- Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Sugiono urged ASEAN to reconsider its moratorium on accepting new dialogue partners, strongly welcoming the interest from other countries, notably Turkey.

"Indonesia is in a position to positively consider the request regarding Turkey's application to become a dialogue partner," he stated at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM), held as part of the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.

According to a written statement from the ministry, Sugiono encouraged ASEAN to remain open to dialogue with Turkey, even if the proposal "cannot be ratified directly or before 2026."

He suggested continuing engagement through an ASEAN-initiated mechanism, such as open bilateral meeti...