Jakarta, Feb. 14 -- Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi expressed hope that the new leader elected in the 2024 General Election would persevere to follow Indonesia's foreign policy principles to ensure diplomatic success continues in future.

The minister also expressed confidence that her successor would continue to adhere to Indonesia's diplomacy principles, such as the free and active policy and the spirit of the Bandung Declaration for world peace and cooperation.

"With those principles, we can play our role as the bridge builder as proved during our G20 Presidency and the ASEAN Chairmanship," Marsudi stated after casting her vote in Depok, West Java, Wednesday.

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