Marty Natalegawa

'Brinkmanship' over N.Korea at security talks

Asia-Pacific foreign ministers struggled Wednesday to formulate a response to escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula, as the United States announced fresh sanctions against Pyongyang.
 

US, Russia to join East Asia Summit

Southeast Asian countries have agreed to invite the United States and Russia to join a key regional dialogue on issues ranging from security to trade and the environment, Indonesia said Tuesday.
 

Indonesia lukewarm on Australia asylum centre plan

Indonesia gave a lukewarm response Thursday to Australia's plans for a processing centre for asylum-seekers in East Timor, saying it was only a part of a regional solution to people-smuggling.
 

Australia defends 'difficult' asylum-seeker plan

Australia Sunday defended plans for a regional asylum-seeker centre which left new Prime Minister Julia Gillard in a foreign-policy muddle just a fortnight after taking office.
 

Obama, Yudhoyono boost climate change, education programs

US President Barack Obama and Indonesian leader Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono agreed in talks Sunday to initiate programs to fight climate change and boost education.
 

`How long a wait?' Ban asks about nuke test treaty

UN's Ban pushes for activating nuclear test ban treaty, asks, `How long must we wait?'. An impatient U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is pushing to set a deadline for activating the treaty banning all nuclear tests, stepping up pressure in a campaign to win over holdouts, including the U.S. Senate.
 

Obama to hold off on CTBT ratification for now: official

US President Barack Obama will hold off sending the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) to the US Senate for ratification until after it takes up the recently signed START arms control treaty, a top US official said Wednesday.
 

Obama fetes Indonesia on nuclear treaty move

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday praised Indonesia for "responsible leadership" after it announced at the United Nations that it would soon ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
 

Indonesia to soon ratify nuclear test ban treaty

Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa announced here Tuesday that his country would soon ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
 

Thai FM draws fence around 'internal affair'

Thailand Thursday warned the international community not to meddle in its political affairs as anti-government Red Shirts called for EU observers on the streets of Bangkok.
 

Challenges ahead for visions of an ASEAN community

Street vendor Ta Thi Huong has never heard of the "ASEAN Community" which Southeast Asian leaders spent two days last week trying to refine.
 

ASEAN summit tackles Myanmar polls

Southeast Asian leaders on Friday pressed troublesome member Myanmar to ensure its elections this year are fair and inclusive, at a summit focused on binding together the sprawling region.
 

ASEAN tells Myanmar to make polls fair, inclusive

Southeast Asian leaders on Friday urged Myanmar's ruling junta to ensure that this year's elections, which have been boycotted by the opposition, are fair and include all parties.
 

ASEAN summit tackles Myanmar polls, regional integration

Southeast Asian leaders on Friday pressed troublesome member Myanmar to ensure its elections this year are fair and inclusive, at a summit focused on binding together the sprawling region.
 

SE Asian leaders urges credible Myanmar elections

ASEAN urges Myanmar to ensure its elections later this year 'inclusive,' free and fair. Southeast Asian leaders urged Myanmar's isolated military regime Friday to hold "inclusive" elections amid controversy over planned polls the opposition has vowed to boycott and denounced as designed to extend the junta's rule.
 

ASEAN leaders ink dispute resolution protocol

Southeast Asian ministers on Thursday fleshed out their vision of a rules-based regional community by signing a protocol to help member nations resolve conflicts.
 

ASEAN summit aims for "community" amid Thai unrest

HANOI (Reuters) - Southeast Asian leaders began talks on Thursday about building a strong economic and political community at an annual summit clouded by unrest in Thailand and Myanmar's widely derided election plans.
 

Thai unrest, Myanmar overshadow ASEAN summit

Southeast Asian leaders open talks Thursday with their vision of building a regional community of nations overshadowed by major unrest in Thailand and Myanmar's widely criticised election plans.
 

Thai unrest, Myanmar overshadow ASEAN summit

Southeast Asian leaders open talks Thursday with their vision of building a regional community of nations overshadowed by major unrest in Thailand and Myanmar's widely criticised election plans.
 

Indonesia seeks Singapore help to hunt graft suspects

Indonesian police want to work more closely with Singapore to track down corruption suspects who have taken sanctuary in the city state, national police chief detective Ito Sumardi said Monday.