Indonesia, March 28 -- ANALYSIS: By Yamin Kogoya
Last Thursday, The Jakarta Post published an opinion article by the Indonesian Foreign Affair Minister, Retno LP Marsudi, highlighting a plan for diplomatic engagement with the South Pacific countries.
According to the minister, Indonesians and the people of Pacific countries belong to "one family" and call the Pacific Ocean "our home". She emphasised the importance of developing physical connection and enhancing the connectivity of "hearts and minds".
Marsudi said that cooperation is needed to develop the South Pacific to define the future for the next generation.
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