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BECOMING A MORE OPEN, TRANSPARENT COUNTRY

On whether Indonesia is becoming a more mature democratic society, he said this is an ongoing progress. 

“Moving forward, I think we are very confident that Indonesia is becoming a more open country,” he noted. 

“We are becoming a more (democratic) country, and also at the same time, we are becoming more transparent in a lot of things.”

During the interview, Mr Rosan, who was an ambassador to the United States from 2021 to last year, said the ongoing tensions between the US and China would have an impact on Indonesia’s trade and investments. 

“In Indonesia, we navigate this very carefully. We see that this tension will last quite long. This is our view,” he said, adding that Indonesia cannot take sides. 

“Based on our foreign policy, we would like to work with everybody… as long as it creates a mutual benefit for all of us and gives (prosperity) to all of us.”