The signing of the agreement today was intended to upgrade the agreement signed in 2006 to confirm the important role and contribution of technical knowledge and experience in the maritime and fisheries sector.Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia and South Korea have agreed to intensify cooperation in the maritime and fisheries sectors.
Secretary General of the Maritime and Fisheries Ministry Gellwynn Jusuf signed the cooperation agreement with President of the Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) Hak So Kim here on Tuesday, the ministry said in a statement issued on Wednesday.
The cooperation agreement referred to the declaration signed by the two countries in December 2006 as strategic partnership to support friendship and cooperation of the 21st century, Maritime and Fisheries Minister Fadel Muhammad said after witnessing the signing of the cooperation agreement.
"The signing of the agreement today was intended to upgrade the agreement signed in 2006 to confirm the important role and contribution of technical knowledge and experience in the maritime and fisheries sector," he said.
"By signing the agreement, both the Maritime and Fisheries Ministry and the Korea Maritime Institute will actively explore the possibility of cooperation in conducting maritime and fisheries research, developing marine technology capacity and marine resource-based alternative energy, managing marine and coastal ecosystem in a sustainable and integrated way, conserving fishery resources and forming a marine policy studies center," he said.
Also present at the signing ceremony were Chief of the Land, Transportation and Maritime Commission of the South Korean House of Representatives Kwang Keun Chang and a 30-member Korean delegation.
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