The signing and exchange ceremony took place at the Pakistan prime minister’s residence, where Prabowo and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif witnessed the formalization of new partnerships tied to the Indonesian leader’s two-day visit to the country.
The agreements include a memorandum of understanding on higher education signed by Indonesia’s Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology Brian Yuliarto and Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui.
A second agreement launched the Indonesian Aid Scholarship program, signed by Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono and Siddiqui.
The two nations also concluded MoUs on trade cooperation and halal product certification, exchanged by Foreign Minister Sugiono and Pakistan’s Minister of Commerce Jam Kamal Khan.
Indonesia and Pakistan are home to the world’s largest and second-largest Muslim populations, respectively, making halal certification a key area of regulatory alignment.
At the PM House, both governments announced a new partnership to support micro, small, and medium enterprises. The MoU was exchanged by Foreign Minister Sugiono and Pakistan’s Minister for National Food Security Rana Tanveer Hussain. Indonesia and Pakistan also signed a cooperation pact on national archives.
The archives agreement was exchanged by Sugiono and Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, underscoring efforts to strengthen institutional and historical resource management between the two countries.
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Both sides further agreed to cooperate on preventing and combating narcotics trafficking.
The final MoU signed Tuesday expanded collaboration in the health sector, exchanged by Sugiono and Pakistan’s Minister for National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination Syed Mustafa Kamal.
Prabowo’s visit to the PM House marked his first since taking office. During the Dec. 8–9 trip, he held a one-on-one meeting with Sharif before leading bilateral talks between the two governments.
Prabowo was accompanied by a high-level delegation that included Foreign Minister Sugiono, Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto, Education Minister Brian Yuliarto, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya, Air Force Chief Marshal M. Tonny Harjono, Ambassador Chandra Warsenanto Sukotjo, Defense Logistics Chief Air Marshal Yusuf Jauhari, and Army Special Forces Commander Lt. Gen. Djon Afriandi.
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