Jakarta (Antara Bali) - The Italian government has expressed
admiration for the values of five principles, Pancasila, as an ideal
example of unifying the nation, as stated in a press statement from the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia received here on Thursday.
The values of Pancasila, which is the foundation of the life of the
nation and state, can be an example of the process of integration in
Italy.
Therefore, the Italian Government invited Indonesia to share the
best practices through interfaith dialogue, titled "Pluralism and
Integration in Indonesian and Italian Societies: Perspective,
Opportunities, Challenges" at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Rome, on Wednesday (Oct 11).
"Indonesia and Italy share a common understanding on the importance
of promoting interfaith dialogue in the midst of intensified terrorism,
extremism, and radicalism issues," Director General of Information and
Public Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cecep Herawan,
noted.
Herawan stated that the government of Indonesia was committed to
promote interfaith dialogue by prioritizing socio-cultural approaches
through empowering stakeholders, particularly religious leaders,
national figures, academics, and youth.
Meanwhile, Professor Azyumardi Azra from State Islamic University
Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, who became one of the speakers from
Indonesia, explained that Pancasila emphasized the principle of
acceptance of whoever becomes a part of the nation.
President of the Islamic Religious Community (COREIS) in Italy, Imam
Yahya Pallavicini, remarked that the motto "Unity in Diversity" was
very relevant for the process of integration of Italian society.
In addition, the Indonesian policies that promote youth involvement can make the process more effective for the long term.
The issue of integration is currently emerging in Italy.
With the highest number of refugees and asylum seekers in the EU,
the Italian Government sees an important process of sociocultural
assimilation between migrants and local people.
President Joko Widodo earlier called on all components of the nation
to maintain Pancasila and unity through education and improvement of
ideological values.
"Therefore, I call on clerics, priests, monks, teachers, educators,
artists, media agency players, governments, military, and police to
jointly maintain Pancasila," Widodo urged.
The understanding of Pancasila should be improved. In addition, the
values contained in the five principles should also be implemented by
the community.
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