Jakarta, Jan. 14 -- Foreign Affairs Minister Sugiono stated that Indonesia's economic foundations remain strong amid a global economic slowdown driven by the use of economic policy as a geopolitical tool.

While delivering the 2026 Annual Foreign Minister's Press Statement in Jakarta on Wednesday, he noted that the use of economic policy as a geopolitical tool is rising, with trade, investment, and technology increasingly being utilized as instruments in global competition.

"In this new reality, a country's economic strength is no longer measured solely by its growth figures, but also by its ability to endure and adapt," Minister Sugiono remarked.

According to him, Indonesia is not immune to a reality where the lines between economics a...