The Embassy of Italy organized Festa della Repubblica (Italian Republic Day 2024) and celebrated 75 years of diplomatic relations between Italy and Indonesia on Friday evening (7/6) at Grandball Ayana Hall Midplaza, Jakarta.
Indonesia and Italy enjoy close friendly relations based on cooperation and mutual respect for shared values, particularly democracy, the rule of law and human rights.
Strong Relations between Indonesia and Italy
Indonesia and Italy’s cooperation in defense and security has grown significantly, including defense dialogue, capacity building and technology transfer.
Indonesia remains committed to strengthening and deepening the partnership with Italy in the field of defense and security. We can explore new opportunities to cooperate, share expertise and respond to emerging security challenges in the region.
History of the Festa della Repubblica
On June 10th, it was announced that according to the results of the referendum, 45% of the people wanted a monarchy, while 54% wanted a republic. This meant that the majority of Italians favored the formation of a republican government.
The result of the referendum led the Italian state to adopt a new constitution on January 1, 1948, making Italy a unified parliamentary republic. Since then, every year on June 2, Italy celebrates the Festa della Repubblica with official ceremonies, speeches, concerts and parades throughout the country.
Several Indonesia Ministers attend the Festa della Repubblica
Deputy Defense Minister M. Herindra, representing the Government of the Republic of Indonesia, attended the Italian Embassy’s invitation to the Festa della Repubblica (Italian Republic Day 2024) and the celebration of 75 years of diplomatic relations between Italy and Indonesia.
Mr. Herindra, Deputy Minister of Defense, Mr. Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, Minister of Agriculture and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) and other guests were present.
According to the Deputy Defense Minister, the partnership between Indonesia and Italy has been very good and developed in many areas, including trade, investment, education, culture and especially defense.