Jakarta, Oct. 27 -- National Economic Council (DEN) Chairman Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has assured that the recent reduction in natural gas exports to Singapore will not cause diplomatic friction or conflict between the two neighboring nations.

Speaking in Jakarta on Tuesday, Luhut stated that the policy decision was carefully evaluated by Coordinating Minister for Downstreaming and Energy Transition Bahlil Lahadalia, while emphasizing that Indonesia must prioritize its domestic interests as a sovereign state.

"No, it will not (cause conflict). I spoke with Mr. Bahlil earlier, and he simply expressed his concerns. Besides, why would we even get into a conflict with Singapore? There is no reason to," Luhut said.

Luhut framed the policy ad...