ATR/BPN Minister Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) was the guest of honor at the 157th Canada Commemoration. (SinPo.id/Humas ATR/BPN)
SinPo.id – Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency (ATR/BPN), Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), was the guest of honour at the commemoration of Canada’s 157th anniversary at the Fairmont Hotel in Jakarta on Wednesday, July 3, 2024.
During this activity, AHY briefly reviewed the history of Indonesia-Canada bilateral relations as well as hopes and opportunities for the future.
On the occasion of Canada Day, celebrated every July 1, AHY said that over the past 70 years, Indonesia-Canada relations have been a strong partnership. Built on the basis of mutual respect, shared values and common aspirations between the two countries.
“Our diplomatic relations have also developed rapidly and significantly, contributing mainly to world peace and development. “Indonesia and Canada have collaborated well in various fields, such as trade, culture and community relations,” the AHY said in its statement on Thursday, July 4, 2024.
AHY was also proud to say that the personal relations between the two Indonesian and Canadian leaders were also very good and had a positive impact on the bilateral relations between the two sides.
“Each of them meets often on various occasions, such as the G20 and ASEAN summits, to discuss efforts to expand and strengthen our increasingly close partnership,” he said.
He also hopes that the Indonesia-Canada partnership will continue to grow. “Together, we can address challenges, seize opportunities, and build a more peaceful, prosperous, sustainable, and inclusive world for all. Happy Canada Day,” AHY said.
Meanwhile, Canadian Ambassador to Indonesia Jess Dutton said on the occasion that it was not just about bilateral relations between Indonesia and Canada, but that Indonesia and Canada themselves had many similarities.
“Each of us has strong democratic values, natural resources and diversity. Multicultural Canada is becoming very strong. “It’s the same as Indonesia being strong because of the principle of Bhinneka Tunggal Ika,” said Jess Dutton.
“This cooperation begins with economic agreements, aiming together to overcome climate change, gender equality, and even to collaborate with other institutions,” he stressed. 
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