Denpasar, Bali (Antara Bali) - The National Archive of the Republic of Indonesia (ANRI) is tracing a number of state documents, including those related to the 1928 national movement and independence, to several countries, according to an ANRI official.

"We are coordinating with the national archive of the Netherlands, Australia, China, and several ASEAN countries," Head of ANRI Mustari Irawan said here Tuesday.

Mustari hopes the countries will help Indonesia collect all archival documents and share all information regarding the archives that are important to the Indonesian history and its national development.

In addition to the historical archives, ANRI is also tracing maritime documents and national archives related to Indonesia`s border regions.

"We would like to collect our national border documents as we want to defend Indonesia and prevent the disintegration of our land, such as in the case of Sipadan and Ligitan islands in East Kalimantan that are finally being part of Malaysia," Mustari stated.

The cooperation between ANRI and other national archives has facilitated the exchange of the conservation technology to save all documents in both manual and digital formats.

The other cooperation programs include education and training to improve human resources in archives, such as the archive expert exchange program.  (WDY)


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