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| Kim Oe-sook, minister of Government Legislation, delivers a keynote speech at the seminar on the improvement of Indonesia's legislative process held by the Cabinet Secretariat of Indonesia at the Grand Hyatt Jakarta on Nov. 28. /Courtesy of the Ministry of Government Legislation |
By Kim Jae-kyoung
South Korea has stepped up its efforts to globalize its legal system by strengthening its cooperation with Indonesia.
From Nov. 27 to 30, Kim Oe-sook, minister of Government Legislation, visited the Cabinet Secretariat of Indonesia, an executive office of the President, to support the country in establishing a united legislative organization.
She also discussed strengthening legislative exchanges and cooperation with ranking Indonesian officials.
In a keynote speech at the seminar on the improvement of Indonesia's legislative process held by the Cabinet Secretariat at the Grand Hyatt Jakarta, Nov. 28, Kim said, "The Ministry of Government Legislation was established when Korea was founded. And our ministry has made efforts to meet government policy objectives through legislation."
"The law is a country's commitment. And a united legislative organization is needed to make these reliable laws and regulations. Therefore, our ministry would fully support Indonesia in establishing such an organization."
After the seminar, Minister Kim met with Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung and discussed specific measures for cooperation between the two organizations.
During the meeting, Kim proposed various cooperative measures such as developing an education program for Indonesian public officials in charge of legislation and sharing best practices.
Kim's visit to Indonesia came as the Cabinet Secretariat invited her to give a keynote speech at the seminar according to the memorandum of understanding (MOU) for cooperation signed by the two organizations during Indonesian President Joko Widodo's state visit to Korea in September.
Indonesia's Cabinet Secretariat has carried out research to establish a united legislative organization by modeling itself on the Korea's legislation ministry and other organizations.
The ministry is also seeking cooperation with other Korean state organizations, to provide support for the Southeast Asian country.
On Dec. 11, Kim met Lee Mi-kyung, the president of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and asked her to closely cooperate with the legislation ministry to help Indonesia promote its governance.
By signing 25 MOUs, the ministry has maintained cooperative relations with 15 countries ― China, Thailand, Vietnam, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Malaysia, Singapore, Colombia and Indonesia.
