{"id":8710,"date":"2020-08-18T13:02:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T11:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/konsulatindonezji.pl\/en\/?p=8710"},"modified":"2021-08-23T11:54:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T09:54:07","slug":"65th-anniversary-of-indonesia-poland-diplomatic-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/konsulatindonezji.pl\/en\/2020\/08\/18\/65th-anniversary-of-indonesia-poland-diplomatic-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"65TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDONESIA-POLAND DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\" data-type=\"vc_cmsms_shortcodes-custom-css\"><\/style><p>[vc_section][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1481538537663{margin-bottom: -20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1481538926017{margin-bottom: -15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5>Indonesia and Poland established diplomatic relations on September 19, 1955. This year marks the<br \/>\n65th anniversary of this diplomatic relations. In more than 6 decades, both countries have been<br \/>\nthrough a lot of changes, but the relations between Indonesia and Poland has only been growing<br \/>\nstronger, as demonstrated in the thriving and expanding cooperation between both governments,<br \/>\nprivate sectors, and other stakeholders. For example, according to the Ministry of Trade of the<br \/>\nRepublic of Indonesia, both countries recorded USD 708,5 million in bilateral trade in 2019 with<br \/>\nPoland\u2019s export to Indonesia reached USD 224,8 million, increased by 47.41% compared to the<br \/>\nprevious year\u2019s value. Of course, trade is not the only area in which cooperation between both<br \/>\ncountries is flourishing. In recent years, more Poles have chosen Indonesia as their holiday<br \/>\ndestination. While there were 32,704 visits of Polish tourists to Indonesia in 2017, the numbers<br \/>\npeaked at 41,637 visits in 2019, as recorded by Statistics Indonesia. More Indonesian students<br \/>\nhave chosen Poland as their study destination and the Government of the Province of West Nusa<br \/>\nTenggara grants scholarship to its local people to study in partner universities in Poland.<\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1481538401618{margin-top: -15px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]However, it is also a truth that not many Poles know about Indonesia, apart from the well-known<br \/>\nfacts such as Indonesia is where Bali is located, some islands in Indonesia are the natural habitat of<br \/>\nKomodo, or a fact that both countries share red and white as the colors of their respective flags. On<br \/>\nthe other hand, the same thing can also be said about Indonesians: not many Indonesians know<br \/>\nabout Poland apart from the fact that Poland gave birth to the world-famous people in history, arts,<br \/>\nand science such as Pope John Paul II, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Fran\u00e7ois Chopin and Marie Curie.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1481538989914{margin-top: -20px !important;margin-bottom: -20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]Therefore, the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia decided to organize a series of events to<br \/>\nintroduce Indonesia more to Polish public in 2020. Due to restrictions imposed by the government to<br \/>\nprevent the increased transmission of COVID-19, some of these events will take place online and<br \/>\nthrough electronic and printed media.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The official celebration of the 65th anniversary of Indonesia-Poland diplomatic relations began early<br \/>\nthis year with a photo exhibition themed \u201cIndonesia: A Portrait of Diversity and Religious Harmony\u201d<br \/>\nat the Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw, on Wednesday, February 26, 2020.<br \/>\nEvery Thursday, on its Facebook account (@IndonesianEmbassyWarsaw), the Embassy introduces<br \/>\nthe works of Poles which were conducted in, inspired by, or related to Indonesia in \u201cIndonesia in<br \/>\nPolish Culture and Research\u201d. For example, on June 25th, it highlighted the work of Micha\u0142<br \/>\nSiedlecki, a Polish zoologist who conducted a research in the National Botanical Garden in<br \/>\nBuitenzord in Dutch East India (now Bogor, Indonesia). In another post, on July 30th, it brought into<br \/>\nattention the popularity of Indonesian song \u201cRayuan Pulau Kelapa\u201d which was recorded in 1959 in<br \/>\nPolish as \u201cIndonezja\u201d (translated by Zygmunt Sz\u0142aba and sung by Janusz Gniatkowski accompanied<br \/>\nby a jazz band led by Franciszk G\u00f3rkiewicz and Juliusz Skowro\u0144ski).<br \/>\nIn August, the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Warsaw will organize \u201cIndonesia Week\u201d. It<br \/>\naims at celebrating the 65th anniversary of Indonesia-Poland diplomatic relations by promoting<br \/>\nIndonesian arts, culture, and culinary in Poland and historic ties between the people of both<br \/>\ncountries, as well as business and investment opportunities.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\u201cIndonesia Week\u201d will present:<br \/>\n\u25aa Photo exhibition themed \u201cIndonesia: A Portrait of Diversity and Religious Harmony\u201d at the<br \/>\nWieliczka Salt Mine (official opening on August 18, 2020);<br \/>\n\u25aa Photo exhibition of Professor J\u00f3zef Zwierzycki (1888-1961) who is regarded as one of the<br \/>\ngreatest Polish geologists of the 20th century. He worked for Dutch Geological Survey in the<br \/>\nDutch East Indies and credited with most of the geological maps of Indonesia produced in<br \/>\nthat period;<br \/>\n\u25aa Visit of the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the International Cultural Centre in<br \/>\nKrak\u00f3w to see \u201cPlants and animals. Atlases of natural history in the age of Linnaeus\u201d<br \/>\nexhibition which features, among others, native Indonesian animals (August 19, 2020);<br \/>\n\u25aa Visit of the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to ZOO Wroc\u0142aw to visit the recently<br \/>\nborn Sumatran tiger baby (August 20, 2020);<br \/>\n\u25aa Announcement of the winner of the \u201cIndonesia-Polish Fusion Cooking Competition\u201d (August<br \/>\n24, 2020);<br \/>\n\u25aa Webinar on \u201cIndonesia-Poland Potential Economic Cooperation in the New Normal\u201d (August<br \/>\n25, 2020);<br \/>\n\u25aa Indonesian coffee and book promotion at Caf\u00e9 NOWA Ksi\u0119garnia, Krak\u00f3w (August 19 &amp; 23-<br \/>\n29, 2020);<br \/>\n\u25aa Indonesian culinary and coffee promotion events in Warsaw and other cities in Poland;<br \/>\n\u25aa Arts, cultural, and tourism promotion on the social media of partner regional governments in<br \/>\nPoland.<br \/>\nOther events and activities are currently being prepared and will be confirmed at later dates.<br \/>\nThe organization of these events is supported by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of<br \/>\nIndonesia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, regional governments of Indonesia<br \/>\n(Province of West Java, Province of North Sumatra, Province of West Sumatra, Province of West<br \/>\nNusa Tenggara, Province of South Sulawesi, Capital City of Jakarta, City of Denpasar, and City of<br \/>\nBandung) and regional governments of Poland (City of Krak\u00f3w, City of Pozna\u0144, City of S\u0142upsk, City<br \/>\nof Wroc\u0142aw, and Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship). It is also supported by the private sectors in<br \/>\nIndonesia and Poland.<br \/>\nUpdates on the events will be announced on the social media of the Embassy of the Republic of<br \/>\nIndonesia in Warsaw (Facebook:@IndonesianEmbassyWarsaw; Twitter:@IndonesiaInPL;<br \/>\nInstagram:@indonesiainwarsaw; YouTube: KBRI Warsawa TV).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indonesia and Poland established diplomatic relations on September 19, 1955. This year marks the 65th anniversary of this diplomatic relations. 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