Description
Diplomatic relations between Serbia and Indonesia were established in 1954 at the height of the global decolonization process. Our people were among the first in Europe to welcome the people of Indonesia with open arms and open hearts into the great family of equal people of the world, and the relations between the two countries intensified through cooperation on the formation of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Decades of successful bilateral cooperation between the two countries and very good political relations have also been confirmed in this century by interstate visits at the highest level. This is evidenced by two extremely important visits to the Republic of Serbia in 2024, the year of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations – by the President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Parliament Puan Maharani, as well as the participation of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia at the ceremonial gatherings in Belgrade in 2011 and 2021, on the occasion of the 50th and 60th anniversaries of the First Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement. The friendly relations between the two countries are confirmed by a series of signed interstate agreements that facilitate economic cooperation and the cooperation in the fields of education, science, culture and other areas of mutual importance.
Motifs on the stamp: Đurđevka, anthropomorphic figure, Vinča culture (5300–4500 BC), Friendship boat from the island of Sulawesi; in the background – Ambassador Pavlič hands over letters of credit to President Sukarno in 1954. Motifs on the vignettes: medicinal herbs container; manuscript on lontar palm leaves; Balinese winged lion; Pirot rug; a medicinal herbs container and a Balinese wooden treasure chest. On the edges: in the corners – Balinese and Javanese masks for dance and shadow theatre; left – buffalo bone mythological creature, Balinese winged lion and tenun ikat (detail) – double weave (ceremonial fabric from central Indonesia); right – “Javajka” (Java doll) – Wayang puppet for shadow theatre and a Pirot rug (detail). Motif on the envelope: Pirot rug and Garuda, a golden mythical bird, symbol of Indonesia.
Publishing materials: Adligat Association, Museum of Books and Travels, Indonesia Collection, Ambassador Stane Pavlič's Legacy, Ivan and Cherry Hadisubroto's Legacy and Vladislava Golubović's Legacy.
Expert cooperation: The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Belgrade and the Adligat Association.
Artistic realization: Nadežda Skočajić, academic graphic artist.
