Indonesia Keen to Boost Ties, Bilateral Trade with Pakistan

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FAISALABAD: Indonesian Ambassador in Pakistan said on Wednesday that his country was keen to boost trade ties with Pakistan. “Following the Preferential Trade Agreement signed by Pakistan and Indonesia, bilateral trade ties will strengthen”, said Ishak Latuconsina during a meeting with office-bearers of the Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and industry and the business community of district. The ceremony regarding PTA was historical, where Secretary Commerce Zafar Mahmod was also present to finalize the agreement. The envoy elaborated that also Indonesia faced financial crisis in 1997. He expressed the hope that the current difficulties and challenges of Pakistan will be resolved soon. He stressed that good management and unflawed policies are the key to success.

He also mentioned the cooperation of both the countries in the fields of health, education and trade. He admired the role of Faisalabad city in country’s economic growth and its textile exports. “Embassy will support the FCCI delegation and exhibitions in Indonesia”, he added. “There is vast opportunity to export textile products to us because Indonesia shall reduce duties on cotton and textile products in near future.” Earlier in his welcome address, FCCI President Muzammil Sultan said that Pakistan and Indonesia always enjoyed cordial and friendly relations. He elaborated that the two countries have well established trade links. He hoped that the PTA will lead to FTA soon. Under the PTA, Pakistan will reduce duties on 287 products while Indonesia will reduce duties on 216 tariff lines.  Pakistan is a major user of Indonesian rubber & nylon tyres and its other related products. Therefore, it is dire need to supply such products on cheaper price. He suggested that Muslim countries should strengthen bilateral trade and economic ties. During the question and answer session, Engr Suhail Bin Rashid, Abdul Qayyum and Rehan Ishfaq also discussed important issues. At the end of meeting, FCCI Vice President Rehan Naseem Bharara offered vote of thanks, whereby the President FCCI presented the FCCI souvenir to the chief guest.

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Filthy Nudist Lady Gaga Cancels Indonesian Gig after Islamist Threats

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Java : Indonesian Islamic hardliners chanting
"go to hell Lady Gaga" stage a protest against
USZ pop nudist diva Lady Gaga's upcoming Jakarta
concert, outside the US embassy in Jakarta on
May 25, 2012. (AFP Photo / Oscar Siagian)

Pop icon Lady Gaga and her management have decided to cancel her show in Indonesia after Islamists threatened to bring “chaos” on the singer if she dares enter the country. The decision was announced just a week before the scheduled tour date. “Lady Gaga’s management has considered the situation minute to minute, and with threats if the concert goes ahead, Lady Gaga’s side is calling off the concert,” AFP quotes Big Daddy promoters’ lawyer Minola Sebayang as saying. “This is not only about Lady Gaga’s security, but extends to those who will be watching her,” he added.

The fame monster’s show had to be called off due to security reasons, as the radically religious Islamic Defenders Front proclaimed their intention to use violence if the show went ahead. “We will stop her from setting foot on our land. She had better not dare spread her satanic faith in this country," FPI Jakarta chairman Salim Alatas told AFP. Following the religious hardliners’ statements, Jakarta police refused to approve the show. The promoters tried to settle the conflict between Lady Gaga’s camp and the government of Indonesia, but the situation could not be resolved via compromise, Big Daddy’s marketing director Michael Rusli said.

“For the past few days we have communicated with the government and Lady Gaga’s side. The government has given support, but this is not about the permit… The cancellation is really due to concerns over security,” Michael Rusli told AFP. The show in Muslim-majority Indonesia was completely sold out. Some 40,000 fans were waiting in vain for their idol’s performance. Gaga’s tour has already provoked a series of scandals in other Asian states. The tour kicked off in Seoul where it took place despite weeks-long protests by Christian groups in South Korea. Conservative Christians in the Philippines were also protesting against the Born This Way singer’s shows in their country. But despite their best efforts, both shows in Manila went off as planned.

(RT)

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Indonesia, Turkey discuss anti-terrorism cooperation with Muslim countries

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Indonesia in the last week discussed anti-terrorism cooperation between intelligence communities of Muslim countries, as a delegation is currently on an official visit to Turkey. Indonesia's Chairman of the House of Representatives Commission I for defense, information and foreign affairs Mahfudz Siddiq told Antara news agency that the anti-terrorism cooperation was discussed during a meeting held with Turkish intelligence agency Dr. Hakan Fidan in Ankara, Turkey.

According to Siddiq, as the delegations discussed several related ideas, Dr. Fidan, who represents the Turkish intelligence agency (MIT) was enthusiastic about the cooperation talks. Other topics discussed included, the right to bugging or wiring, arrest, coordination, and internal control, as the MIT has no right to arrest, and bugging operations require a court permit, which is issued in 60 days.

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Pakistan & Indonesia abolish official visas for increased linkages

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Pakistan and Indonesia signed an agreement on Friday in Jakarta on abolition of diplomatic and official visas. This move is going to further pave the way for enhanced exchanges and linkages between the two brotherly Muslim countries. Foreign Minister of both countries signed the agreement and termed it as a pre-cursor to relaxing the visa regime between the two countries even further in future. Both sides announced the road map for future engagements that encompassed meeting of joint working group on counter-terrorism in Jakarta on December 13-14, joint commission meeting headed by the foreign ministers as well as visits of the Indonesian defence and foreign ministers to Pakistan next year.

Pakistan and Indonesia would also hold bilateral talks in 2011. Although both countries enjoy deep-rooted, friendly and tension-free relations, yet there was a need for a re-engagement with a new vigour and zeal especially focusing on economic cooperation, business and trade linkages.

Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa

During the delegation level talks, both sides agreed to enhance cooperation against terrorism and welcomed the forthcoming meeting of the joint working group on counter-terrorism in this regard. Foreign Minister Natalegawa said flood devastation in Pakistan was unprecedented. He said the remarkable resilience shown by the people of Pakistan in the face of such a huge tragedy was extremely appreciable. He proposed active cooperation between the disaster control centre of ASEAN and the Pakistani organizations dealing with disaster management, to which his Pakistani counterpart expressed his consent.


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