Welcomes the Puic delegation, Menbud emphasizes the importance of cultural diplomacy

Jakarta-The Minister of Culture of the Republic of Indonesia, Fadli Zon presented the delegation of the 19th Parliament of the Islamic State (OIC) or the Parliamentary Union of the OIC member countries (PUIC) in a cultural reception in the Indonesian National Museum, Jakarta, Sunday (11/5/2025). The event started a series of puic conferences in Jakarta that take place on May 12-15, 2025, and the Indonesian parliament is hosting. In this case, the Ministry of Culture exhibits a variety of Indonesian cultural wealth rooted in the long history of civilization and moderate and tolerant Islamic values. Browse to continue the content “I have been touched to see many familiar faces, my colleagues in parliament years in parliament and in collaboration between parliament, also in puic,” Fadli said in his statement on Monday (12/5/2025). Furthermore, Fadli emphasizes the importance of culture as soft power (soft power) to encourage economic transformation, strengthen formidable institutions and build a bridge. “Culture is not just a legacy of the past, it also forms a fair future management. Values ​​such as mutual cooperation, summit and unity in diversity are the basic principles and pillars for strong institutions,” he explained. In his speech, Fadli also emphasized the importance of cooperation or cultural diplomacy in the OIC country to strengthen the narrative of peace and justice. He also asked for full Solidarity for Palestinian independence and termination of violence in Gaza, while quoting the preamble of the Constitution of 1945, which says that independence is the right of all nations. “As a member of the founder of OIC since 1969, Indonesia has remained consistent in the struggle for the values ​​of Solidarity, humanity and cooperation of the cross-nation culture,” he explained. On this occasion, Fadli also announced that Indonesia will host the World Culture Forum 2025 in Bali in October with the theme. Culture for the future ‘. This forum will be a forum to encourage global cooperation in promoting culture, heritage preservation and strengthening the economy of sustainable culture. As is known, Indonesia is known as a mega-diverse country rich in cultural heritage, with 1.340 ethnic groups and 718 regional languages. Until the end of 2024, Indonesia recognized more than 2200 Takbent cultural heritage at the national level, with 16 of them were included in the UNESCO list, including Batik, Anglung, Pencak Silat, to regain herbal medicine and Ponorogo. “Through the World Culture Forum we want to offer the Gulf of Indonesian-the Indonesian Gulf-to-World Scene. This is the time for us to unite the values ​​of local wisdom with global innovation,” Fadli explained. On the same occasion, the Speaker of Indonesian Parliament Puan Maharani delivered a message about the importance of cooperation between the Parliament of OIC countries to create a more fairer and quieter world. “Parliament plays a strategic role in maintaining world peace, fighting for justice and supporting Palestine,” Puan said. He also invited Puic member states to strengthen the cooperation of sectoral cooperation as part of the collective commitment to realizing a civilized world order. For information, the event was also attended by the Speaker of the DPR, Puan Maharani, and the chairpersons and members of the OIC countries, as well as the ambassadors and guests of honor from different countries. The legendary poet of Indonesia, Taufiq Ismail, also read a poem entitled ‘Palestine, how can I forget you?’. West Java DPRD member, Ricky Kurniawan LC, read the poem in Arabic. This appearance is part of the expression of Indonesian cultural solidarity in the struggle of the Palestinian people, and describes the consistency of Indonesia to speak to justice through the arts and literature medium. The evening event is closed with Indonesian cultural art performances, which describe the face of the peace and diversity of the archipelago. In the midst of the flow of global challenges, Indonesia through cultural diplomacy, its position as a political nation is still being strengthened politically, independently and personality in culture. (AKD/AKD) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here