Indonesian Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi (Photo: antaranews.com)Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia is negotiating withpartners from the Republic of Korea (RoK) and China to boost cooperation in transport infrastructure that facilitates economic development, saidIndonesian Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi.
The minister is making a working visit to the RoK and China fromJanuary 9–13 to discuss cooperation in the railways and aviationsectors.
During the visit, he isscheduled to meet ministers and industry representatives in the two countriesto discuss a plan to build a Light Rail Transit (LRT) in Bali, an Autonomous RailTransit (ART) in the Nusantara capital city (IKN), high-technology railwaycommunication and signalling networks, and explore the possibility ofcooperation regarding commercial aircraft, the minister said.
In the RoK, Budi willmeet with leaders and representatives from transport and banking agencies totalk about cooperation plans and funding for those projects in the coming time,particularly the LRT project in Bali, which will be the first rail-based masstransportation in Bali, and is expected to be the solution for traffic jams.
In China, Budi planned to meet China’s Minister of Transport and several other parties, including the leader of the China RailwayRolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) to discuss continued cooperation in theconstruction of the ART mass transportation train in IKN.
He will also meet theleader of Huawei to explore cooperation potential regarding an intelligent andhigh-tech railway system. Huawei is the company that built the communicationnetwork for the Whoosh High-Speed Train connecting Jakarta and Bandung.
Within the visit’sframework, Budi will also meet executives of the Commercial AircraftCorporation of China (COMAC) to explore investment potential in the aviationsector. COMAC is the current main aircraft supplier for Indonesia's domestic airlineTransNusa./.
