The Round Table Conference (KMB) was held from 23 August to 2 November 1949 as a negotiation for recognition of Indonesian independence.Apart from being attended by Indonesian and Dutch parties, the KMB was also attended by the Bijeenkomst voor Federaal Overleg (BFO/Federal Consultative Assembly). BFO is a committee formed by the Netherlands to manage the United Republic of Indonesia.Between the BFO and Indonesia itself there was cooperation which resulted in an agreement at the Inter-Indonesian Conference.Meanwhile, at this KMB the Netherlands finally recognized Indonesian sovereignty. The result of this recognition was stated in the Sovereign Transfer Charter signed by J.H. van Maarseveen, Sultan Hamid II and Mohammad Hatta. The charter contains:
1. The Netherlands surrendered sovereignty to the United States of Indonesia at the end of December 1949
2. An Indonesian-Dutch Union will be formed. In that union, Indonesia and the Netherlands will work together.
3. The position of Indonesia and the Netherlands is equal
4. Indonesia will return all Dutch property and pay the debts of the Dutch East Indies before 1949
Indonesian Gastrodiplomacy
Gastrodiplomacy is a means of mixing cultural diplomacy, culinary diplomacy, and nation branding to make foreign culture tangible and touching. Food and tourism diplomacy has actually been around for a long time and is recognized by the term gastronomic diplomacy or gastrodiplomacy in short. Gastrodiplomacy can be defined as a realm of policy and practice in which state and non-state actors seek to cultivate a positive image with a nation brand that is shown to foreign publics, using foreign tourists who are valued as potentially valuable to be able to increase state revenues and state image.
The main goal of gastrodiplomacy, of course, is to increase a country's economic income by involving aspects of promotions carried out to support the spread of a country's cultural influence. Gastrodiplomacy itself makes strategic use of culinary culture to build an image, which is related to influencing foreign public perceptions of a nation's culture.
Like Japan can be an example. For Japanese people, sushi is a special food that can represent Japan well. The processing of sushi is quite simple, because most of the sushi is not processed, this is intended so that the condiments are still natural and do not lose much of their nutrients.
South Korea takes advantage of the popularity of its entertainment world (K-pop, K-movies, K-drama), which has already been appreciated by billions of people around the world, to introduce its unique and healthy culinary delights. South Korean cuisine at the forefront of this program is fermented radish, Korea's famous side dish, kimchi. Therefore, South Korean gastrodiplomacy is often referred to as "Kimchi Diplomacy".
