Indonesia’s new foreign minister says policy direction will not change

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  Indonesia’s new foreign minister, Arrmanatha Nasir, said a change of minister would not alter the country’s foreign policy direction.

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  Nasir, known as Tata, said he would continue and strengthen Indonesia’s free and active foreign policy principle.

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  He made the remarks at his first press statement as foreign minister at the Foreign Ministry office in Central Jakarta on 12 October 2026.

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  Tata thanked his predecessor, Sugiono, for maintaining the policy during a period of increasingly complex global geopolitics.

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  Sugiono handed over the foreign minister post to Tata at a ceremony on the same day.

Who

Indonesia’s new Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir, known as Tata, and his predecessor, Sugiono.

What

Tata said the change of minister would not change Indonesia’s foreign policy direction. He said he would continue and strengthen its free and active principle.

When

12 October 2026.

Where

The Foreign Ministry office in Central Jakarta.

Why

Tata said he would maintain the policy principle and its consistency with the constitution amid increasingly complex global geopolitics.

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