Indonesia–Poland relations

Indonesian–Polish relations

Indonesia	Poland
Diplomatic mission
Embassy of Indonesia, Warsaw	Embassy of Poland, Jakarta

Indonesia and Poland established diplomatic relations on 19 September 1955. ^{[1] [2]} Indonesia has an embassy in Warsaw, while Poland has an embassy in Jakarta. Other than similar red-and-white flags, Indonesia and Poland share a similar course of history through enduring revolutions, wars for independence and maintaining national unity. ^[3] Both nations have agreed to expand bilateral relations in trade, culture and education sectors, through programs such as staging art exhibitions to proposing student exchange programs and provide scholarships. ^[3]

History

The historical links between Poland and Indonesia dates back to the colonial era of Dutch East Indies. Circa 19th century Polish people began to migrate to East Indies. The former Medan's airport Polonia was named after Poland. The airport was built on a tobacco plantation once owned by Baron Michalsky in 1872, a Polish immigrant that named his estate "Polonia", a Latin name for Poland. ^[4]

Following the restoration of independent Poland after World War I, an honorary consulate of Poland in Batavia was founded in 1921, and an honorary vice-consulate in Semarang was founded in 1938. ^[5]

Polish and Indonesian military contingents cooperated as part of the UNEF II peacekeeping mission in the Sinai Peninsula in the 1970s, with the Poles providing transportation for Indonesian troops and equipment. ^[6]

Polish rescue workers and medics took part in the relief operation after the 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake. ^[7] The Indonesian Ambassador to Poland Hendra S. Pramana has personally thanked the rescuers upon their return to Poland. ^[7]

In 2006, a defense cooperation agreement was signed in Jakarta. ^[8]

High level visits

Visit of President of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to the Senate of Poland in 2013

The first high level visit from Indonesia was President Sukarno visit to Poland in 1959, followed 44 years later by his daughter President Megawati Sukarnoputri in 2003. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono also made a state visit to Poland in 2013. ^[9] Meanwhile, the first Polish president to visit Indonesia was President Aleksander Kwaśniewski in 2004 ^[10] and then followed by PM Marek Belka in 2005. In January 2013 the Polish Parliament delegation led by Krzysztof Klosowski visited their counterparts Indonesian Parliament in Jakarta. ^[2]

Trade and investment

In 2011 Polish exports to Indonesia is 1.1 trillion rupiah (US$121 million), while its imports reached 6.6 trillion rupiah (US$720 million), making the trade balance heavily in favor to Indonesia. ^[11] Poland mainly sells machinery, military equipments and weapons, and chemicals to Indonesia, while buying coal, textiles, wooden furniture, crude palm oil, and agricultural products from Indonesia. Usually the Indonesian-origin furnitures are being finished in Poland and re-export to other European markets. ^{[3] [11]}

Polish investment in Indonesia in 1st quarter of 2012 reached US$7 million in electronics and intermodal container. While the Polish investments in coal mining, furniture and agriculture show the figure US$155 million. ^[2]

Resident diplomatic missions

• Indonesia has an embassy in Warsaw.
• Poland has an embassy in Jakarta.

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  Embassy of Indonesia in Warsaw

See also

• Foreign relations of Indonesia
• Foreign relations of Poland

Notes

1. "Indonezja" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
2. "Polandia Adalah Salah Satu Sahabat Terpenting Indonesia di Eropa" (in Indonesian). DPR-RI. 7 Jan 2013. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
3. Dwi Atmanta (November 14, 2008). "Poland-Indonesia relations: Not just about red and white". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
4. "Sejarah Singkat Bandar Udara Polonia" (PDF) (in Indonesian). repository.usu.ac.id. Retrieved 24 June 2013.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. Ceranka, Paweł; Szczepanik, Krzysztof (2020). Urzędy konsularne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 1918–1945. Informator archiwalny (in Polish). Warszawa: Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych, Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych. pp. 53, 356. ISBN   978-83-65681-93-5.
6. Ciechanowski, Grzegorz (2009). "Polskie Kontyngenty Wojskowe pod flagą ONZ – zamknięty rozdział". Bezpieczeństwo. Teoria i Praktyka (in Polish). No. 3–4. Oficyna Wydawnicza AFM. p. 67. ISSN   1899-6264.
7. "Ambasador Indonezji dziękuje polskim ratownikom". Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji (in Polish). 26 July 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
8. Umowa między Rządem Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej a Rządem Republiki Indonezji o współpracy w dziedzinie obronności, sporządzona w Dżakarcie dnia 6 czerwca 2006 r. , M.P., 2016, No. 416
9. "Visit of the president of Indonesia in Warsaw". www.premier.gov.pl. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
10. prezydent.pl. "Oficjalna strona Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej / Archiwum Aleksandra Kwaśniewskiego / Aktualności / Rok 2004 / Wizyta oficjalna Prezydenta RP z Małżonką w Republice Indonezji – dzień drugi". www.prezydent.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2018-09-02. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
11. Fitri Supratiwi (30 April 2012). "Polandia ingin kembangkan potensi bisnis Indonesia" (in Indonesian). Antara News. Retrieved 24 June 2013.

External links

• Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Warsaw, Poland
• Embassy of Poland in Jakarta, Indonesia