We know that Singapore ranks first, with the largest investment in Indonesia."Singapore (ANTARA News) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has invited Singaporean businessmen to invest in Batam, Bintan, and the surrounding regions.
The president conveyed the invitation following his arrival in Singapore, on Tuesday, during his first state visit to the nation.
The Indonesian government will solve the prevailing problems in the free trade zones in Batam, Bintan, and Karimun.
"As soon as the problems are solved, we will once again invite as many investors from Singapore as possible to invest in Batam, Bintan, and the surrounding regions," Jokowi stated.
The president acknowledged being aware of several prevailing problems concerning regulations and regional authorities that could hinder investment in Indonesia.
Therefore, he plans to establish a special office to handle the problems in Bintan and Karimun.
"Second, I agree that Singapore and Indonesia can establish cooperation in (tourism) promotion by formulating a joint destination package," he remarked.
Jokowi hoped that the cooperation to promote tourism would increase the number of tourists visiting Singapore and Indonesia.
President Jokowi is expected to attend a business meeting where he will convey the invitation to Singapores businesspersons.
"We know that Singapore ranks first, with the largest investment in Indonesia. We hope that in future, more investors from Singapore will do business in Indonesia," he noted.
With regard to security cooperation, the two countries have agreed to exchange information on terrorism or ISIS.
"As we know, this has become a challenge for almost every country and not only for Indonesia, which is very concerned about the problem," he added.
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