Jakarta Globe, Eko Prasetyo, May 21, 2016
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| President Joko Widodo welcomed by Vice President Jusuf Kalla at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, East Jakarta, Saturday (21/05). After an official visit to South Korea and Russia, Jokowi has secured partnership agreements and investment commitments to Indonesia. (State Palace Press Photo/Laily) |
Jakarta.
After a week of meetings in South Korea and Russia, President Joko Widodo
returned to Jakarta on Saturday (21/05) boasting commitments to bilateral and
regional partnerships.
The five
day trip resulted in a variety of agreements with South Korean and Russian
private business, as well as among Asean.
"In
the visit to Korea, there was high enthusiasm from South Korean businessmen.
The resulting deals have reached around $18 billion," Foreign Minster
Retno Marsudi said in a statement at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, East Jakarta.
At least
seven agreements were signed in South Korea, including in the maritime,
creative industry, sports, special economic regions and corruption eradication
sectors.
In Russia,
Joko met with President Vladimir Putin to enhance partnerships in palm exports,
fisheries and investment diversification.
"All
the potential will be followed up," Retno said, adding that Russia has
also committed to constructing a $13 billion oil refinery. “Also, there were
five agreements on defense, fishing, culture, national archive and foreign
ministry archives.”
During the
Asean-Russia Summit, Joko said partnerships should be focused on energy,
small-medium enterprises and connectivity, while maintaining peace and security
in the region.
Joko met
with the Vietnamese and Singaporean Prime Ministers to discuss the realization
of the 2018 $10 billion trade target and continuing maritime delimitations.
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| President Joko Widodo inaugurated as Seoul's honorary citizen, during his state visit to the South Korean capital on Tuesday (17/05). (State Palace Press Photo/Intan) |
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