Setelah Menteri Olahraganya, Giliran Kementerian Luar Negeri Malaysia Minta Maaf pada Indonesia

Kementerian Luar Negeri Malaysia meminta maaf pada seluruh rakyat Indonesia atas insiden terbaliknya bendera Indonesia di buku panduan SEA Games 2017.

Sebelum Kementerian Luar Negerinya, Kementerian Pemuda dan Olahraga Malaysia telah lebih dulu meminta maaf.

Bahkan pihak Kementerian Olahraga Malaysia langsung menemui Menteri Pemuda dan Olahraga dari Indonesia, Imam Nahrawi.

Mungkin dengan adanya permintaan maaf resmi ini, diharapkan masalah ini akan cepat selesai tanpa melukai persahabatan kedua negara.

Berikut permintaan maaf formal dari Kemenlu Malaysia pada Rakyat Indonesia.

"Formal apology by Malaysia issued by the foreign ministry today

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

STATEMENT BY YB DATO' SRI ANIFAH HAJI AMAN, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF MALAYSIA REGARDING THE INDONESIAN FLAG IN THE OFFICIAL SOUVENIR BOOK FOR THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 29TH SEA GAMES

On behalf of the Government of Malaysia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to express regret for the inadvertent error made by the Malaysian Organizing Committee (MASOC) for the wrong publication of the Indonesian flag in the official souvenir booklet of the Opening Ceremony of the 29th Sea Games, held yesterday, 19 August 2017.

Also on behalf of the Malaysian Government, we would like to extend our apology to the Government and the people of the Republic of Indonesia. In this regard, we wish to assure the Government of the Republic of Indonesia that all measures have been taken to address this unfortunate situation.

The Honourable Brig Gen Khairy Jamaludddin, on behalf of the Organizing Committee has met his counterpart, His Excellency Bapak Imam Nahwari , the Indonesian Minister of Youth and Sports to explain the regrettable error and convey his apology on behalf of the MASOC.

Malaysia places importance to its close and deeply rooted fraternal relations with Indonesia. Indeed, the 60th Anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations this year is an occasion that we have invested in to rededicate ourselves to our shared values, culture and destiny.

It is in this spirit that we hope and believe that our two countries will continue to interact closely together and in doing so , strengthen the ties between us and within the region as a whole.

Dato' Sri Anifah Haji Aman
Minister of Foreign Affairs
20 August 2017"

inti dari permintaan maaf itu adalah Malaysia menegaskan bahwa pihak Malaysian Organizing Committe (MASOC) tidak sengaja membuat bendera Indonesia terbalik di buku panduan SEA Games 2017 pada tanggal 19 Agustus 2017.

Selain itu, Kemenlu Malaysia juga menegaskan jangan sampai kesalahan ini melukai persahabatan diantara kedua negara.

Permintaan maaf resmi ini adalah tanggapan pihak Malaysia yang sebelumnya diminta untuk meminta maaf secara resmi oleh Presiden Republik Indonesia, Joko Widodo.

 Joko Widodo sebelumnya mengatakan akan menunggu pihak Malaysia untuk meminta maaf secara resmi.

"Kita menunggu permintaan maaf dari pemerintah Malaysia secara resmi," ujar Jokowi ketika acara penyerahan sertifikat tanah di kawasan Thamrin, Jakarta, Minggu (20/8/2017).

Menurutnya bendera negara adalah harga diri, kebanggaan, dan nasionalisme sebuah negara.