Japanese Foreign Minister Kono is on his first visit to Indonesia on June 24-26, 2018, for holding a strategic dialog with Marsudi in conjunction with the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Japan.
Marsudi and Kono met to boost bilateral cooperation in the fields of politics, security, economy, trade, and investment, among other things.
Apart from bilateral issues, the two ministers also discussed other regional and global issues of concern to both countries.
Marsudi and Kono have identified strategic cooperation, realized through the development in bilateral cooperation.
Japan is a strategic partner of Indonesia, and both ministers agree on the importance of increasing cooperation in the field of investment, particularly in infrastructure.
Foreign Ministers Marsudi and Kono also agreed to explore the possibility of making Indonesia a production base for Japanese-manufactured products aimed at third markets, including markets in the ASEAN countries.
In addition, it is important to encourage the completion of the two-day 2018 ASEAN-Indonesia General Assembly Economic Cooperation Agreement as part of the 60th anniversary of Indonesia-Japan diplomatic relations.
With regard to climate change cooperation, the two ministers welcomed the Joint Crediting Mechanism and agreed that cooperation should be implemented to offer added value and to improve Indonesia`s capacity in handling the impacts of climate change.
Both ministers also agreed on the importance of encouraging South-South and Triangular cooperation to strengthen support for economic development in Palestine and other African countries.
During the meeting, the two foreign ministers welcomed positive developments in the Korean Peninsula that are expected to bring peace and stability to the region.
Reporting by Yuni Arisandy
(O001/INE)
(T.SYS/A/KR-BSR/A/H-YH)
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Editor: Heru Purwanto
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