Jakarta, Sept. 14 -- Germany sees significant room to expand cooperation with Indonesia, particularly in the economic sector, as shifts in the global geopolitical order are prompting middle powers to adapt to a changing strategic environment.

German Ambassador to Indonesia, ASEAN and Timor-Leste Ralf Beste said major powers were reassessing their positions amid what he described as Russia's highly aggressive stance, making cooperation with Southeast Asia increasingly important for Germany.

"We also see, from a German perspective, that our trade is bigger with other smaller countries in ASEAN, so we see there is a lot of potential and maybe the biggest potential of all, especially for a country of Germany, to enlarge our cooperation, esp...