Aidan Farrelly
Ceist:268. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of engagements between her Department and the government of Indonesia in 2025 and to-date in 2026. [36895/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 19 May 2026
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Ireland’s bilateral ties with Indonesia are strong and growing. Our relationship dates back to the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1984 and was strengthened by the opening of an Irish Embassy in Jakarta in 2014. The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in London is accredited to Ireland and my Department is in regular contact with its officials. In recent years, our relations with the Republic of Indonesia have been further enhanced within the framework of my Department’s Asia Pacific Strategy.
Ireland regularly engages with Indonesia both bilaterally and in multilateral fora. Our relationship has a strong foundation in our shared values, strong people-to-people links, cultural exchange, and our growing trade and investment ties.
A Memorandum of Understanding between Indonesia and Ireland on the establishment of a bilateral consultation mechanism was signed in 2024 by my predecessor as Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin T.D. and his Indonesian counterpart, when they met in New York at the UN General Assembly. Ireland will host the second round of bilateral consultations in Dublin on 25 June 2026, at Director General Level.
Ireland's Ambassador and Embassy team in Jakarta interact regularly with Indonesian officials and Ministers, on the full range of Ireland's interests. For example, Ireland’s Ambassador to Indonesia hosted a working dinner with the Indonesian Minister for Creative Economy in March, where a number of new avenues for potential collaboration were discussed. Ireland’s Embassy in Jakarta also provides ongoing support to the newly-established Irish Chamber of Commerce-Indonesia, which is already making a positive impact for Ireland-Indonesia economic relations.
Cooperation between Ireland and Indonesia is enhanced by the cooperation between our respective regional organisations, the EU and ASEAN. The most recent EU-ASEAN Ministerial meeting in Brunei in April this year agreed a Joint Ministerial Statement which addresses the full range of issues facing both regions, including trade, preserving the rules-based international order and upholding multilateralism, energy security and climate change, digitalisation and maritime security.
My Department remains committed to further deepening and strengthening the already strong bilateral ties between Ireland and the Republic of Indonesia.