Widodo’s Asean summit ‘snub’ reveals gaps in Indonesia’s foreign policy
His absence was “a foreign policy blunder”, according to an editorial in the The Jakarta Post, the nation’s leading English-language newspaper.
“Jokowi’s absence undermines Indonesia’s claim that Asean is the cornerstone of its foreign policy, a mantra our diplomats never tire of reciting,” it said, referring to Widodo by his popular nickname.
“If Asean is that important to Indonesia, the president should be on the front line to prove it.”
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