Jakarta, March 4 -- Indonesia's Culture Minister Fadli Zon welcomed plans for deeper collaboration with Kazakhstan during a meeting with Ambassador Mochammad Fadjroel Rachman, who represents Indonesia in both Kazakhstan and Tajikistan.

"In culture, what we are promoting is tradition, including silat (a martial art) as an Intangible Cultural Heritage," Zon said in a press statement on Wednesday.

The discussion covered several strategic agendas: a cultural forum to coincide with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's upcoming visit to Indonesia, strengthening the silat tradition, cooperation in film and performing arts, museum partnerships, and reinforcing a memorandum of understanding in the cultural sector.

Zon emphasized that silat embodie...