Finance Minister Held Meeting to Discuss Impact of Iran-Israel Conflict
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Jakarta – Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati held a meeting with the officials in her ministry to discuss the economic and financial situation due to the heated geopolitical situation. One is between Israel and Iran.
The Minister stated that this meeting was held with the Deputy Minister of Finance, Suahasil Nazara and the officials of Finance Ministry. This moment was also shared by Minister Indrawati through her Instagram.
"The development of the global economic and financial situation and very high geopolitical tension are moving fast," the Minister wrote in her Instagram, @smindrawati on Monday (Apr 15).
According to the Finance Minister, the condition affects various economic indicators that need to be anticipated.
Minister Indrawati affirmed that the state budget continued to play a significant role as an instrument in dealing with the global and national turmoil and dynamics.
Apart from discussing economic and geopolitical conditions, the minister and her officials also discussed preparations for the G20 meeting next week as well as the IMF-World Bank Spring Meeting.
Iran meluncurkan rudal ke arah Israel
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As more information, the global condition is facing conflict tensions between Iran and Israel. An attack on the Iranian Consulate in Damascus, Syria, on April 1 ignited the latest hostilities between Iran and Israel.
The attack resulted in the killings of at least seven members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including two top generals. Iran accused Israel of perpetrating the fatal attack.
Iran then launched a retaliatory attack by firing dozens of ballistic missiles and hundreds of drones at Israel on Saturday night (April 13).
According to Israel, the attack had been neutralized and only hit an Israeli military air base, with no serious damage incurred.
In the wake of such conditions, Indonesia expressed concern over escalation of the tense security situation in the Middle East and called on Iran and Israel to exercise restraint.
