Indonesia maritime diplomacy in Pacific nations

As part of the Port Visit 2026 mission, the Indonesian Integrated Joint Task Force is conducting maritime diplomacy and humanitarian outreach across the Pacific and Oceania regions.

In Vanuatu, the task force utilized the KRI dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo-991 to provide medical treatments, food supplies, and material assistance. The mission included religious outreach to the local Muslim community and infrastructure support for the Saint Camile De Lellis Clinic. Diplomatic efforts in Port Vila involved meetings between Task Force Commander Colonel Benedictus Hery Murwanto and Vanuatu Police Force Commissioner Kalshem Bongran to strengthen security relations.

In Fiji, the mission continued with community service, free health checks, and aid distribution to the Fiji Navy, the Nakula Methodist Church, and the local Muslim community. Parallel diplomatic discussions between Indonesian Minister of Culture Fadli Zon and Fiji's Minister for Multi-Ethnic Affairs, Culture, Heritage and Arts, Charan Jeath Singh, focused on cultural heritage protection, artist exchanges, and potential joint UNESCO nominations for shared traditions.