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The United Kingdom and Indonesia have maintained strong relations since formal relations were established in 1949.[1] Indonesia has an embassy in London,[2] the United Kingdom has an embassy in Jakarta.[3]
The Culture and Tourism Ministry of Indonesia launched a campaign to boost the number of tourists from the UK entering Indonesia.[2] In 2009, 160,000 British tourists visited Indonesia, the aim of the campaign was to boost this number to 200,000.[2]
In 2006 former British prime-minister Tony Blair met with Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono where they agreed upon "the establishment of a regular Indonesia-UK Partnership Forum to be chaired by the Foreign Ministers, to promote strategic dialogue on bilateral, multilateral and global issues".[1] The first Indonesia-UK forum was held in 2007 and was chaired by British foreign minister Margaret Beckett and Indonesian foreign minister Hassan Wirajuda.[1]
In March 2010 members of the House of Lords praised Indonesia for their progress in democratizing society, media freedom and environmental protection.[4] In a meeting with Indonesian MP Hayono Isman, the Lords stated that they wanted to improve the relationship between the two countries.[4]
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