Power must match responsibility, Yudhoyono tells conference
Yudhoyono told the conference that no nation should be too powerful to respect the rules and no nation should be too small to shape the future.
Former Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono addressed the 5th Biennial International Conference on International Relations (ICON-IR) and the 20th Congress of the Asian Political and International Studies Association (APISA) in Bandung, Indonesia. In his keynote address, delivered via video due to health checks in the United States, Yudhoyono emphasized the importance of power being matched with responsibility in international relations.
He urged all countries to actively participate in creating and maintaining international order and world peace, stating that no nation should be too powerful to respect rules, nor too small to shape the future. Yudhoyono highlighted the ongoing multipolar world and the increasing competition among great powers, but stressed the need for responsible use of power and restraint.
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