Dian Kusumo
IDXChannel - A bilateral meeting between Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the State Palace in Jakarta on Friday resulted in six agreements and cooperations, including in the field of e-commerce and agriculture.
Providing details about the agreements, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Retno Marsudi, who accompanied President Widodo at the bilateral meeting, said they cover e-commerce support for businesses as well as cooperation in the fields of industry, agriculture, fisheries, science and technology, and innovation.
"What the President conveyed, first, regarding investment during the President's visit to Chengdu in July (2023), there were several investment commitments of 21.7 billion (US dollars) and there was an expansion of investment of 44.89 billion (US dollars); the President hopes that the realization will be carried out soon," she said at the State Palace on Friday.
The President is hoping for the realization of the "Two Countries, Twin Parks" project, which will become a bridge for Indonesian and Chinese companies, the minister added.
However, he also wants to explore cooperation in the field of maritime affairs and fisheries within the project.
In the infrastructure sector, Widodo conveyed that the inspection results for the Jakarta-Bandung fast train project have been satisfactory, but the issue of cost overruns will need to be resolved soon.
