"We hope that the centers of manufacturing industries (in Japan), which are in part linked to Indonesian exports, will soon recover," Hatta said.
He added that the speed for the recovery would depend on how quickly Japan could accomplish the process of rehabilitation and reconstruction after the magnitude-8.9 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated large parts of its eastern coastal regions last Friday.
"The key lies with Japan for the acceleration of the rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts. We experienced the same thing so we surely understand," said Hatta, adding that Indonesia could help Japan with the rehabilitation and reconstruction by supplying the required materials.
With regard to oil and gas exports, Rajasa also hoped that the disaster would not cause an impact on Indonesia`s oil and gas exports to Japan, something that might affect state revenue.
"For oil and gas, say if the effects (of the disaster) make Japan reduce import temporarily, then domestic demand may become the alternative. We certainly need to expedite the construction of the receiving terminals," he said.
Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo, however, has earlier said that the biggest destruction caused by the earthquake in Miyagi prefecture would not bring impacts on the Japanese economy entirely.
"For the time being, what we prioritize most is that to show our concerns over the condition there. We know there?ll be impacts on the local economy but not on the total Japanese economy," said Minister Martowardojo.(*)
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