Fadli Zon meets Menbud Qatar and discusses the strengthening of cultural relationships

Jakarta – Fadli Zon, Minister of Culture, met the Minister of Culture of Qatar, Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad al -thani. They discuss the importance of strengthening relationships in the field of culture. “Indonesia regards culture as a strategic soft diplomacy force. As the largest Muslim country in the world with extraordinary cultural wealth, we are committed to collaborating with Qatar in building global cultural networks that reflect the peaceful, civilized and tolerance values,” Fadli Zon said in a written statement, Monday (4/14/2025). He said this to accompany the president of the Republic of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto made a state visit to Türkiye and to various countries in the Middle East. One of them is a working visit to Doha, Qatar. Browse to continue the content, he added that Indonesia and Qatar have the same vision to campaign for cultural power as an important basis in building cross -nation concept. Furthermore, cultural cooperation between Indonesia and Qatar can be an example of the Islamic world partnership that enriches each other. Fadli Zon said that the Indonesian government encouraged investment in the field of culture and developed a cultural -based creative industry as a basis to strengthen the cultural economy. According to him, this strategy is expected to contribute to national development as well as improving the welfare of the community. “By cultivating cultural potential in a sustainable way, we not only keep culture, but also create cultural added value that the national economy can move. In this global era, culture encourages the growth of the creative industry, tourism and of course the national identity strengthens,” he said. He added that by making culture, his party has built a nation that is economically tough, historically and worldwide. As a concrete follow -up to the discussions, Indonesia and Qatar agreed to compile a memorandum of understanding in the field of culture. This memorandum of understanding will then become the legal basis and strategic framework for the development of medium and long -term cooperation that is more structured and mutually beneficial in the field of culture. “I hope this visit can strengthen diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Qatar through cultural diplomacy, as well as optimizing opportunities for concrete, sustainable cooperation and direct impact on the development and well -being of the people of the two countries by optimizing the potential of the cultural economy we have,” Menbud Fadli Zon Zon. (ANL/EGA) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here