REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Indonesia would not recognizes Catalonia's independence nor supports its breakaway from Spain.

"Indonesia does not recognize the self-declared independence of Catalonia," Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi pointed out in a statement carried in the Foreign Ministry's Twitter on Saturday.

The Indonesian government sees Catalonia as part of the Spanish territory. "Catalonia is an integral part of Spain. Indonesia will never recognize Catalonia's independence," the minister stated.

Catalonia declared independence after it held a self-determination referendum on Oct 1.

However, the Spain Constitutional Court declared the referendum invalid as it violated the Spanish constitution.

Other countries, including Germany and Britain, also do not recognize Catalonia's independence to break away from Spain.

The German government has expressed support to the Spanish government in its dispute in Catalonia, saying it will not recognize Catalonia's independence declared by its parliament.

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