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Denmark andIndonesia established diplomatic relations on 15 February 1950.[1] Denmark has an embassy inJakarta,[2] and Indonesia has an embassy inCopenhagen.[3] Bilateral relations are strong,[4] as well as thehumanitarian response to theDecember 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which claimed the lives of 45Danes. In 2015, after focusing on China and South Korea, Denmark is gearing up to enhance its relations with Indonesia, hoping that it will help Denmark to build strong ties with the wholeSoutheast Asian region.[5]
Relations between Danish explorers toJava's inhabitants obviously could be traced back to pre-Colonial era in the 17th century following successive waves of Europeans—the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and British—sought to dominate the spice trade at its sources in 'Spice Islands' (Maluku) of Indonesia. Danish merchants also arrived fromTranquebar, in search of pepper, toBantenese/Bantamese land in Java. The Danish extended their commercial activities from their settlement in Tranquebar on the Coromandel Coast to various parts of Indonesia. These relations, to a small extent, came into being through the cooperation and advice of Dutchmen who found the road to Asia barred to their own enterprises because of theDutch East India Company monopoly. The Danish merchants asked Banten's rulers permission to settle and trade.
In order to extend the trade relation, SultanAgeng Tirtayasa of Banten sent some official letters to KingFrederick III of Denmark and to KingChristian V of Denmark. Dated on January 7, 1675, both the Sultan and the Shahbandar of Banten (Western Java) wrote the first letter to King Frederick III of Denmark. The Sultan asked for cannon and powder and mentioned that 176bahara (a weight) of pepper, for which there had been no room in the Danish shipFærö, were being kept in store.
Another letter from the Sultan of Banten to King Christian V of Denmark is dated February 15, 1675. The Sultan again mentions the 176 baharas of pepper which had been deposited by Captain Adeler with the Banten nobleman, Duke Angabèhi Cakradana of Bantam. Due to massive Dutch traders approaching Java, Dutch conquered Bantam. The Danish no longer had permission to trade inSunda Kelapa.[6]
Diplomatic relations betweenKingdom of Denmark andRepublic of Indonesia were established. A Danish embassy were opened in 1974.[7]
In 2007, President of IndonesiaSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono met with the Danish Prime Minister,Anders Fogh Rasmussen, inNew York City. Danish Minister of Foreign AffairsPer Stig Møller visited Indonesia in 2007.[7]
On 17 December 2009, PresidentSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited Copenhagen to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference.[8]
QueenMargrethe II of Denmark and the Prince Consort visited three Indonesian cities from 21 to 24 October 2015: Jakarta, Surabaya and Yogyakarta. The Danish royal visit was meant to strengthen the Indonesian–Danish relationship in culture and trade. They headed a Danish business delegation of around 50 companies that mainly represented four sectors: maritime, urban andclean technology, agri-business, and design and lifestyle.[9]
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