During the meeting, President Joko Widodo was accompanied among others by the Coordinating Minister for Economy, Darmin Nasution, Minister of the State Secretariat Pratikno, Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita and Deputy Foreign Minister A.M. Fachir.
"At the first bilateral meeting with Bangladesh, we discussed on trade, which we have obtained large surplus. Bangladesh wants to order another 200 railway carriages," Nasution said.
Bangladesh delegation led by Prime Minister Hasina Wajed.
"They said they have cheap and good pharmaceutical industries, and want to cooperate. The President said that the cooperation can be done between private sectors or state-owned enterprises within the framework of business to business," Nasution explained.
President Joko Widodo also met with Mozambique delegation led by President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi.
"Mozambique is a maritime country with strong fisheries and agriculture sectors, particularly cotton. We also discussed on illegal fishing, as well as how Indonesia handle such issue," Nasution added.
Ten minutes later, President Joko Widodo met Yemeni President Abdur Rabbuh Mansour Had and the entourage.
"Yemen, which was just out of war, wants to reconstruct the country, and therefore they invite us to invest on construction in the country. President ask the government to give attention to Indonesian students who still stay in Yemen. So far, there are 2,600 students who have returned home and 600 others are still living in Salalah city. The President asked the Yemeni government to secure the students and hoped they can return to Indonesia safely," Nasution explained.
Furthermore, President Joko Widodo met Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his entourage to discuss cooperation on energy.
"Iran is ready to realize the cooperation in the management of oil fields by Pertamina. They also want direct banking system without a third country in order to speed up the transaction process," Nasution added.
After that, the President met with the Vice President of India, Mohammad Hamid Ansari.
"The president has just visited India in December, and said there is a follow-up of pharmaceutical industry cooperation," Nasution said.
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