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Major Facts
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| Statistics: Trade: US$292.77 million in 2007, a huge jump from the $60.60 million recorded in 2003. In the first 11 months of 2008, bilateral trade surged to $269.6 million Investment: 293.96 million U.S. dollars in the fiscal year of 2007-08. Border: 235 km |
Latest News:
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26 May 2009: Indonesia will send more than 100 Rohingya boat people who washed up on the country's west coast earlier this year to Bangladesh, Mochamad Asruchin - a Foreign Ministry official said
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Background
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Diplomatic relations since:
Burma Policy: constructive engagement
Major issues:
- Treatment of Burmese Rohingya muslims
- Human rights
Indonesia has supported a ‘soft power approach’ and regional mechanisms to bringing democracy to Burma. It has also recognised the importance of China and India in influencing the regime and actively supports the good offices of the UN Secretary General (rejecting the UNSC’s resolution on Burma). Owing to its own experience of successful transition from military rule to democracy, it has offered to share its experience with the Burmese regime to promote reform. Indonesia has taken several confidence building measures but at the same time become more outspoken in criticising the junta’s treatment of its opposition. Has established a domestic caucus on Burma Indonesia is one of Burma's 10 biggest trade partners after Thailand, India, China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Malaysia. |
| Major Deals and Cooperation |
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Indonesia will support Myanmar in its development of nuclear technology for civilian use
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