Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has emphasized the importance of social media as a tool for diplomats to obtain timely information and to represent Indonesia abroad. "It is impossible for diplomats not to take advantage of social media in this [digital] era," Retno said in her opening speech at the Kompasianival event in South Jakarta on Saturday (08/10).

The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) will support the establishment of the Bung Hatta School of Diplomacy, an official said on Tuesday.