Jakarta, Jan. 14 -- Foreign Affairs Minister Sugiono stated that Indonesia will remain within the multilateral system while striving to promote change from within, during the 2026 Annual Press Statement of the Foreign Minister (PPTM) on Wednesday.

"Indonesia will not base its national interests on multilateralism that does not work. However, Indonesia will also not leave its future to a world without rules. We will remain within the system while pushing for reform from within," Sugiono said.

Sugiono noted that multilateralism is currently under serious threat, as its architecture lags behind the realities of geopolitics, economics, and security, which are evolving at a much faster pace.

However, he emphasized that multilateralism remai...