Jakarta, Sept. 24 -- Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono utilized the 81st UN General Assembly session to strengthen bilateral ties and advance national interests through a series of meetings with friendly nations and strategic partners in New York, United States.

The series of meetings, held on the sidelines of the opening of the General Debate on Tuesday (Sept 22), focused on expanding cooperation across various sectors while reaffirming Indonesia's active contribution to maintaining global peace.

"These meetings discussed efforts to strengthen bilateral relations, as well as various regional and global issues of mutual concern," Sugiono said in a statement on Wednesday (Sept 23).

He stressed that Indonesia will continue to push for ...