The International Relationship Study Program of the Faculty of Social Sciences (Humanities) and Politic of UPN “Veteran” Yogyakarta held a national seminar taking place on April 28th, 2017 in the International Organization laboratory room.

Bearing the theme, “Investment provisions in the WTO Multilateral Utilization System”, this seminar was chaired by Mr. Muharjono, M.Si, the Head of International Relationship Study Program at UPN “Veteran” Yogyakarta.

In this seminar, the arrivals of three specialists and speakers Ms. Pradnyawati, the first speaker   from Directorate of Trade Security of the Ministry of Trade, the second speaker, Mr. SulistyoWidayanta, the Head of the Sub-directorate of HKI, Investments and Environment of the Ministry of Trade and the third speaker from UPN “Veteran” Yogyakarta, Mr. Drs. Rudi Wibowo, M.Si, a lecturer in International Relationship.

In this general lecture, Pradnyawati who had held her position as the agent in trade security of the Ministry of Trade for eleven months, informed that export activities are very important and must record a surplus in ratio to the import. The goods entering Indonesia must be labeled in Indonesia. This labeling is meant to protect our domestic products. The Director of Trade Security also informed that Indonesia is dominant in the export of paper. The basic materials for paper production are acacia and bamboo trees.

Sulistyo Widayanta, a specialist and Head of the Indonesian Sub-directorate of HKI, Investments, Environment and Trade of the Ministry of Trade said that the world trade organization is the reference for the regime, concession agreement, negotiation forum,  guidelines for the formation of trade policies, legal protection for free trade and instrument for each government to articulate their interest. The results of the free trade agreement on the exclusive rights of the signatory countries are used to formulate and execute their trade policies in a system of open economy, the WTO’s regime multilateral trade system or the legal procedures for the formulation of the policies and the conduct of the trade. It also provides the guidelines for the formulation or the making of national policies related to trade. The roles and position of the State in free trade is that the State is the global main political actor in international relationship (Perspective of Realism). The State also serves the function to create welfare and prosperity for its people. The State is also supposed to manifest the message contained in the Preamble of Indonesia’s Constitution 1945. Conclusion, Our Government’s current policies are the subject of international concern for the WTO member countries. It is necessary to formulate the national policies in consistence with the provisions of the WTO Agreement (Legal Text). Any state government must understand MTS.

This series of activities was closed with the picture-taking session.