ASEAN’s interests are Indonesia’s interests,” Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa reaffirmed at the 43rd anniversary of ASEAN last Monday, on the grounds of the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta.

During his speech at the flag-raising ceremony, Natalegawa reinforced the importance of an ASEAN community in today’s world. “A strong ASEAN, an ASEAN marked by all the visions of a community, is also in the interest of my own country, Indonesia,”