Keterangan Pers Presiden

Keterangan Pers Bersama Presiden RI dengan PM Australia

TRANSKRIPSI
KETERANGAN PERS BERSAMA
PRESIDEN REPUBLIK INDONESIA
DENGAN
PERDANA MENTERI AUSTRALIA
CANBERRA¬-AUSTRALIA, 10 MARET 2010


Perdana Menteri Australia
Today Australia and Indonesia took our strong relationship to a new level with annual meetings between leaders, foreign ministers, and defence ministers, closer cooperation on people smuggling and terrorism and closer economic and trade ties.

I would like to welcome the President of Indonesia to Australia, welcome him to Canberra, welcome him to Parliament House. We have in President Yudhoyono, a great leader of his country, also a great friend of Australia.

Australia’s relationship with Indonesia forms a vital part of Australia’s international engagement. Indonesia is a close neighbor. It is a country of 231 million people. It is the most populous Moslem country in the world. It is the world’s third largerst democracy. It is a key player in our region and a driving force behind ASEAN. Indonesia is a vibrant and growing economic. We share with Indonesia the common future of our own region, its stability and its prosperity. And together with Indonesia, Australia works now globally to the G-20 and on the global challenges like climate change.

Indonesia in recent times has gone through an historic transformation.. Indonesia is now a vibrant democracy, living proof with Islam and democracy can live happily side by side. For us in Australia, Indonesia is a major partner for our future in the region and the world at large.

Much of the credits for the transformation of Indonesia in recent times, I believe should go to President Yudhoyono himself. His leadership and consolidating Indonesia’s democracy has been strong. He has taken his country to higher level of the economic growth not with standing the challenges of the global financial crisis.

He’s also played the critical role in strengthening the bilateral relationship between our two countries, including the most difficult times from the Bali bombings on. His leadership and dealing with the impact of the tsunami on his on shores.

And the recognition of his role in development of Indonesia’s democracy, in recognition of his role also in cooperation with Australia in dealing with such tragedies as the Bali bombing, it was of course with great pleasure that Australia accorded him membership as a honorary member of the order Australia yesterday.

This historic visit symbolizes the breadth and depth of our relationship. President Yudhoyono has brought with him some 12 ministers, 6 governors from the various provincial government of Indonesia and 3 members of parliament. And of course representatives from a large number of Indonesian government agencies and boards.

Later today, he will address the Australian Parliament and in so doing, he will only the 5th global leader to be invited to that podium, that podium of our Australian democracy.

President and I have had a excellent discussion this morning across a vast range of areas. We began these discussions informally last night at the Lodge with the President and myself, with his wife and my wife Therese and with our foreign policy advisors, a long, detailed, intimate discussion about the challenges we face for the future. We’ve continued that more formally this morning, and then most recently with the various members our cabinets.

We’ve agreed to upgrade our relationship to become one of a comprehensive strategic partnership. We’ve resolved as I noted before that we will meet annually either in Australia, in Indonesia, a head goverment level. We’ve also resolved that our Foreign and Defence Ministers will meet each year on a two-plus-two basis as we currently do with our closest partner United States. We’ve agreed that will establish on Australia-Indonesia leadership dialogue to promote greater people to people cooperation between our two countrie, as we also currently have with United States.

Furthermore there have been a number of other significant steps that we have initiated today in our bilateral relationship. We’ve agreed to an arrangement on consular and notification and assistance and we look forward to discussions on a possible transfer sentenced prisoners framework. Also our officials yesterday signed the implementation framework on people smuggling and trafficking in persons. This will enhance and intensify our cooperation on dealing with this complex regional and global challenge.

Also we have enhanced our cooperation in the dismantling of terrorist networks and I would congratulate again the Indonesian authorities on the excellent works in the last 24 hours in dealing with terrorist networks within their own country. Terrorism is a challenge for both of our countries at home in the region and abroad more extensively.

Furthermore, as we’ve indicated today that we will work even more closely on our cooperation to the G-20, to lay the foundations for a sustainable global economic framework for the future. We’ve also decided to enhance our cooperation in the area of climate change as we are doing bilaterally with each other at the moment through REDD demonstration project but also more broadly through the ongoing international negotiations.

Finally we spent a long time discussion future of our region’s architecture and how we build future of the Asia-Pacific region on a stable and prosperous way. How do we make sure that our region remains stable and prosperous in the future and that we safeguard the security which has been so hard won and hard fought in decades past and build a prosperous and stable future for all our peoples. And Australia and Indonesia will continue to work closely on the challenges of the future development of our region’s architecture in the period ahead.

Mr. President, you are indeed a welcome guest in Australia. We come together as friends, as neigbours, as partners. And I’ve got to say at a personal level, our relationship which I enjoy, our relationship which I have placed enourmous trusting in recent times, and relationship which I’m sure will continue into the future.

I invite you now Mr. President to make some remarks of your own..

Presiden Republik Indonesia
Thank you Mr. Prime Minister.
Allow me to speak in bahasa Indonesia.

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim,
Kunjungan saya ke Australia kali ini adalah kunjungan yang kedua, dalam kapasitas saya sebagai Presiden. Saya berterima kasih atas penyambutan dan pengacaraan yang baik dalam kunjungan ini. Tujuan kunjungan saya tiada lain adalah untuk melanjutkan kerjasama yang terbina baik selama ini dan mencari peluang-peluang baru bagi peningkatan kerjasama dan kemitraan di masa depan.

Kerjasama dan kemitraan Indonesia-Australia pada tahun-tahun terakhir ini berkembang dengan baik, baik pada tingkat bilateral maupun pada tingkat regional dan internasional. Sebagai contoh, pada tingkat regional dan global, Australia dan Indonesia menjalin kemitraan di dalam menghadapi perubahan iklim, di dalam mengatasi krisis perekonomian yang terjadi beberapa waktu yang lalu dan di dalam membangun arsitektur baru dalam kerjasama di kawasan Asia-Pasifik.

Dalam kunjungan kali ini, kami bersepakat untuk melanjutkan dan meningkatkan kerjasama di empat bidang utama. Pertama, di bidang politik, hukum dan keamanan. Kami bersetuju untuk meningkatkan kerjasama di bidang law enforcement, combating terrorism, kemudian kerjasama antar militer dan juga menghadapi trans-national crimes, termasuk people smuggling.

Di bidang ekonomi, kami bersepakat untuk meningkatkan kerjasama di bidang investasi, perdagangan, pangan atau agriculture, energi dan hal-hal lain yang berkaitan dengan peningkatkan kerjasama ekonomi kedua negara.

Di bidang kesejahteraan rakyat, kami juga mendiskusikan secara mendalam kerjasama di bidang pendidikan, di dalam bidang kesehatan, kepariwisataan, di bidang kepemudaan dan olahraga, serta hal-hal yang bisa meningkatkan people to people contact sebagai modal bagi makin eratnya persahabatan dan kerjasama di antara kedua bangsa.

Masih dalam kaitan ini, kerjasama di dalam forest management juga menjadi agenda dalam kerjasama bilateral kami, termasuk menghadapi gangguan bencana alam dengan framework yang telah kami bangun bersama.

Dalam kunjungan ini, disamping saya mengajak para menteri yang menangani bidang-bidang kerjasama bilateral, juga disertai anggota parlemen Indonesia dan 6 gubernur di bagian timur Indonesia. Kami ingin kerjasama di antara negara-negara bagian Australia dengan provinsi-provinsi Indonesia di bagian timur dapat dilaksanakan lebih baik lagi, lebih konkret lagi sehingga membawa manfaat bersama.


Saudara-saudara,
Pada tahapan sekarang ini, hubungan, kerjasama dan kemitraan Indonesia-Australia benar-benar baik, tetapi kita tentu tidak berhenti di sini, kita harus meningkatkannya ke arah yang lebih baik lagi di masa depan. Saya memiliki komitmen yang sama dengan Perdana Menteri Kevin Rudd, agar kita mendapatkan peluang-peluang baru untuk kerjasama itu, sambil mengelola, mengatasi masalah atau isu yang dihadapi oleh Indonesia dan Australia dalam hubungan bilateralnya.

Saya juga mengucapkan terima kasih dan penghargaan kepada Perdana Menteri Kevin Rudd atas semua kerjasama dekatnya kami berdua dalam berbagai forum, seperti G-20, kemudian dalam forum APEC, dalam forum East Asian Summit, yang kita ingin mensinergikan upaya kita dalam mencari solusi, baik pada tingkat regional maupun tingkat global.

Demikianlah penjelasan saya. Dan saya harus mengatakan bahwa sejarah memberi kesempatan untuk hubungan dan kemitraan yang lebih erat lagi antara Indonesia dan Australia, menyadari potensinya masing-masing dan momentum yang tersedia bagi peningkatan kerjasama di antara kedua bangsa.

Perdana Menteri Australia
Terima kasih Bapak Presiden. Now we have some questions from the media, from the Australian media, the Indonesian media.

Bapak Presiden, some have asked what gift, I’ve given to you. I’d just like to confirm that I’ve presented to the President an Australian made accoustic guitar. The President sings well. He writes music and he writes his own lyrics. In all three departments he’s vastly superior to myself. And I hope you enjoy this Australian accoustic guitar which has his initial now inscribed on the side. Now of two the Australian media and then to Indonesian media.

Mr. Andrew Probyn, West Australia Newspaper
Mr. President, Andrew Probyn from the West Australia Newspaper and welcome to Canberra. What is the extent of the new arrangement regardging the enhanced cooperation between Australia and Indonesia combating people smuggling? Does it go to the processing and resettlement of asylum seekers in Indonesia as you wanted and have you been asked to play bigger role in intercepting boats? And thirdly, just necessarily mean that Indonesia needs more funds to handle its new responsibilities?

Presiden Republik Indonesia
Penanganan boat people, people smuggling adalah sebuah isu yang kompleks, kadang-kadang tidak mudah, karena mencakup isu hukum, isu keamanan dan juga isu kemanusiaan. Oleh karena itu, perlu dilakukan kerjasama yang baik dan efektif untuk menangani masalah itu.

Australia sebagai negara tujuan, Indonesia sebagai negara transit tidak bisa memecahkannya sendiri. Oleh karena itu, semua pihak, baik itu negara asal, negara transit, negara tujuan, lembaga internasional, semua harus bersama-sama mengatasi ini dan kita sudah punya framework sesungguhnya Bali process yang Indonesia, serta Australia juga mengambil peran yang aktif dalam menyusun kerangka itu.

Oleh karena itu, sambil membuat kerjasama regional dan internasional betul-betul efektif, Australia dan Indonesia dengan tujuan yang baik, sekali lagi dengan tujuan yang baik, telah masuk dalam kerjasama dan mekanisme yang lebih praktis, dengan demikian, penanganannya menjadi lebih efektif lagi. Misalnya transit sementara kemudian dipindahkan ke tempat yang seharusnya mereka ditempatkan dan sisi-sisi lain dari aspek itu, baik kemanusiaan maupun hukum, termasuk statusnya.

Yang jelas akan terus kita sempurnakan kerjasama ini, akan kita pastikan lebih efektif lagi sisi-sisi teknis, sisi-sisi detail, itu bisa dibicarakan secara bersama untuk mencapai tujuan yang baik tadi.

Perdana Menteri Australia
Thank you Mr. President. Now we have a resprentative from Indonesian media.

Saudara Kristanto, Pemimpin Redaksi Sinar Harapan
Ok. I will ask Mr. Prime Minister. Indonesian Police yesterday again successfully caugth the terrorist. And it so that they are quite professional and expert in fighting terrorits in Indonesia. In this context, can we ask Australia not to open issuing travel warning or travel banned to Indonesia because if you figure bad image to our country. Thank you

Perdana Menteri Australia
First of all, can I say to the Indonesian Authorities through the President Yudhoyono how much we value their work on the ground in combatting terrorism. This is been a very professional operation by the Indonesian Security Forces. It comes on the top of other successful operation in recent times. And this is difficult work. It is hard work. It is dangerous work. And I would congratulate those Indonesian Security Agencies which have been engaged in it.

The breakthrough which Indonesia has made in undermining various terrorist networks had been significant. Our own law enforcement agency, our own security agencies have worked in close partnership with our Indonesian friends on it. Therefore we must also be mindful of the fact that the challenge of terrorism continues into the future.

As for the current status of Australian travel warming, these are assessed independently by agencies of the Australian Goverment. They have been done so in the past. They will continue to be done so, continue to be executed in that way in the future and they will always be mindful of changes in the security circumstances in the future.

But the Australian Goverment at a politic level does not interfere with those independent assessment undertaken by our professional agencies.

Wartawan Australia
Prime Minister, I wonder if I may go to a domestic matter. Shortly before this press conference we saw the quite extraordinary spectacle of 5 of your senior cabinet ministers detailing areas where key pieces of legislation are being blocked in the Senate which raises. I think the question, is your Government now paralysed. And if you, assuming you cannot break the deadlock in the Senate. Don't you have a responsibility, really, to go to the people and seek a fresh mandate?

Perdana Menteri Australia
Can I say, this if Mr. Abbott blocks the government’s paid parental leave scheme in the Senate, he’ll be punishing young families just to make a political point. Can I say more broadly, if Mr. Abbott continues to block key measures of the goverment to help young families and families more broadly just to make a political point, then this maybe part of a negative political strategies on his own part but does not nothing to help families, does not nothing solve real problems on the ground.

I will urge Mr. Abbott to take a more constructive approach but again as I said before if Mr. Abbott blocks these critical measures of paid parental leave in the senate just to make a political point, the people who will suffer from this are working families and they will suffer from it straight away.

Now from Indonesia.

Saudara Arief Suditomo, Pemimpin Redaksi RCTI
My question is for the Australian Prime Minister. In our effort to combat corruption in our country sometimes to challenge extradition issues. I was wondering if the extradition is something that discuss with the Indonesian leaders here and then how far do you see the kind of assistance will be provided by the Australian Government to deal with this for Indonesian domestic purposes?

Perdana Menteri Australia
Thank you for the question. My understanding is that our Foreign Ministers have spent a long time working through a range of extradition matters over period of time. I cannot update you on the specific detail of any individual matter. I am sure the Foreign Ministers would be able to do so if you put the question to them.

Can I say secondly that when it comes to helping our friends in Indonesia deal with their own law enforcement responsibilities, we always seek to take a positive and construtive approach. These are challenges which Indonesia faces from time to time. These are challenges which Australia faces. Therefore, relying upon appropriate international legal arrangement to assist our law enforcement agencies is something all about countries need. On the detail though you may have in mind in term any particular cases can I suggest you address those questions to our respective Foreign Minister.

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Thank you very much for attending this press conference. I conclude where I began by saying to the President of Indonesia and to all of our friends visiting from Indonesia that you are trully welcome guests here in Australia.

Thank you.


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