Jakarta wants to take its bridge-building diplomacy from ASEAN to North Korea, says researcher Akhmad Hanan. JAKARTA: Indonesia’s decision to renew diplomatic engagement with North Korea this month is more than a nostalgic gesture recalling the Sukarno–Kim Il Sung era. Foreign Minister Sugiono’s visit to Pyongyang on Saturday (Oct 11), at the invitation of North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, marked a new phase in Indonesia’s quiet but deliberate diplomacy.  At a time when China, Russia