Talk:Indonesia–Iran relations

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This article seems to be constructed in large part as a pastiche of various sources.

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Indonesia-Iran Foreign Relations Tracker	Bilateral trade between Indonesia and Iran largely centers on activity in the energy sector, although it has begun expanding to other industries.	Bilateral trade between Indonesia and Iran largely centers on activity in the energy sector, although it has begun expanding to other industries.
RI-Iran relations have no limit	Although Iran has faced pressure from international sanctions, the volume of trade between Iran and Indonesia has increased significantly. The trade transactions between the two countries in 2011 reached US$1.856 billion, an increase of 51 percent, compared with 2010 when it reached US$1.229 billion. This means that Iran has US$286.3 million in surplus from trade with Indonesia, of which the largest transaction was the export of oil and gas to Indonesia, which reached US$880.727 million, an increase of 140 percent from 2010.Meanwhile, the non-oil and gas exports from Indonesia to Iran have also shown a positive trend, reaching US$781.5 million, an increase of 22.5 percent over 2010 when it was US$639.3 million.	Although Iran has faced pressure from international sanctions, the volume of trade between Iran and Indonesia has increased significantly. The trade transactions between the two countries in 2011 reached US$1.856 billion, an increase of 51 percent, compared with 2010 when it reached US$1.229 billion. This means that Iran has US$286.3 million in surplus from trade with Indonesia, of which the largest transaction was the export of oil and gas to Indonesia, which reached US$880.727 million, an increase of 140 percent from 2010. Meanwhile, the non-oil and gas exports from Indonesia to Iran have also shown a positive trend, reaching US$781.5 million, an increase of 22.5 percent over 2010 when it was US$639.3 million.
Indonesia-Iran Foreign Relations Tracker	Indonesia abstained from voting at the United Nations to bring the issue of Iran’s nuclear program before the Security Council in 2006, however it did vote in favor of sanctions in 2007.[2] Indonesia again abstained from voting in 2008, this time on UNSCR 1803, saying that it was not convinced that sanctions would change Iranian nuclear policy for the better and that Iran was, in fact, cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency.[3] Indonesia has officially endorsed Iran’s right to peaceful nuclear technology, but only under the safeguards of the Non-Proliferation Treaty and the IAEA. In a press conference in April 2007, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called Iran’s nuclear program peaceful and the United Nations resolutions against the country illegal.[5] The Non-Aligned Movement, of which Indonesia and Iran are both members, released a statement from Tehran in July 2008 affirming Iran’s right to peaceful nuclear technology and condemning military action against the country’s nuclear program. Nevertheless, in 2008 Indonesia voted in favor of UNSCR 1835 against Iran	Indonesia abstained from voting at the United Nations to bring the issue of Iran’s nuclear program before the Security Council in 2006, however it did vote in favor of sanctions in 2007. Indonesia again abstained from voting in 2008, this time on UNSCR 1803, saying that it was not convinced that sanctions would change Iranian nuclear policy for the better and that Iran was, in fact, cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency. Indonesia has officially endorsed Iran’s right to peaceful nuclear technology, but only under the safeguards of the Non-Proliferation Treaty and the IAEA. In a press conference in April 2007, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called Iran’s nuclear program peaceful and the United Nations resolutions against the country illegal. The Non-Aligned Movement, of which Indonesia and Iran are both members, released a statement from Tehran in July 2008 affirming Iran’s right to peaceful nuclear technology and condemning military action against the country’s nuclear program. Nevertheless, in 2008 Indonesia voted in favor of UNSCR 1835 against Iran

We are not permitted to build articles in this fashion, but must instead follow the copyright rules spelled out simply at Wikipedia:Copy-paste (and in more detail at Wikipedia:Copyrights and Wikipedia:Non-free content).

This article needs to be rewritten from scratch in original language, or it will likely be deleted. --Moonriddengirl ^(talk) 23:01, 24 August 2013 (UTC)

Okay.., I understand, it was not my intention to breach copyvio in the first place, thank you for informing me. I think the article need rewriting and close paraphrasing of the references and quotations. Let see what we can do to rewrite this article.Gunkarta (talk) 12:31, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

Copyright problem removed

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