EU Local statement on freedom of religion or belief and freedom of expression (Jakarta, 9 May 2017)

On 9 May 2017 the European Union Delegation to Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam issued a common statement in agreement with the EU Heads of Mission in Indonesia on freedom of religion or belief and freedom of expression.

The statetament aims to call on the Indonesian government, its institutions and its people to continue their path toward a more pluralist and tolerant nation, given the high percentage of Muslim population who live in the Asian contry.

ESO: Background information: EU-Indonesia relations http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-indonesia-relations/

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