DPR RI Ensures Indonesia’s Role in Maintaining Regional Stability in the 44th AIPA General Assembly

Jakarta – The House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia (DPR RI) as host of the 44th ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary General Assembly (AIPA) in Jakarta oversees and ensures that AIPA plays an active role in maintaining regional stability.

This was conveyed by the Head of the Regional Cooperation Desk of the DPR RI Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Agency (BKSAP), Putu Supadma Rudana in a written statement in Jakarta.

“AIPA’s main goal is politically to encourage regional stability, how can AIPA safeguard the ASEAN region, which is truly stable and of course so that in the future peace will be maintained,” Putu said.

According to him, currently many major global powers are trying to enter and influence the region, so the ASEAN parliament must be responsive to be able to oversee various ASEAN challenges.

“So we don’t need other big powers to come to intervene in our problems in ASEAN, we must be able to independently oversee all problems or challenges in the ASEAN region,” he said.

“Within the momentum of this general assembly of AIPA, Indonesia can exert influence on the parliaments of ASEAN countries to encourage stability in the regional region by providing mutual strength and support to one another,” he said.

“Not directly affiliated with big powers outside ASEAN, but first is ASEAN first, family of ASEAN. So, their first and foremost solidarity is ASEAN. Moreover, Indonesia is the big brother of countries in the ASEAN region,” he explained.

On a different occasion, the Speaker of the Indonesian Parliament, Puan Maharani said that many central issues were discussed at the 44th AIPA General Assembly, ranging from economic, social, renewable energy, to global issues.

“Social and economic issues, mother and child, post-pandemic women’s welfare, children’s education will be an important issue that will be discussed at the AIPA meeting,” he said.

Including, he added, discussions related to the conflict in Myanmar so that the “Five-Point Consensus” is implemented by the country, as has become the commitment of parliament and ASEAN countries.

“Then how about the Myanmar issue then the five commitments that have been voiced by ASEAN can be immediately implemented by Myanmar, so that Myanmar can immediately get the peace as expected,” he concluded.