Indonesia Did Not Pay US$1 Bln To Join Board Of Peace, Says FM Sugiono
JAKARTA, Feb 21 (Bernama) — Indonesia has confirmed that it did not pay the US$1 billion contribution linked to the Board of Peace (BoP), stating that the amount was not a mandatory membership fee. Foreign Minister Sugiono said Indonesia is already a member of the board and that participation is not contingent upon any fixed financial contribution. “Since the beginning I’ve said that this is not a membership fee. It is not a membership requirement. We are now already a member; even if we do not pay, it is fine,” he said during a press briefing in Washington, US, on […]