Indonesian President Joko Widodo (right) meets with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Jakarta on April 24 (Source: Antaranews)Indonesian ForeignMinister Retno Marsudi, who gave a statement regarding the bilateral meeting,said that the two leaders exchanged ideas on how to enhance bilateralcooperation between the two countries.
President Widodostressed the importance of multilateral vaccine support for equal access tovaccines for all countries and called on Cambodia to strengthen cooperation inpharmaceuticals, medicines and medical equipment, she said.
The launch of Dynamic Argon Joint Venture Co., Ltd. which is the result of cooperationbetween one of the pharmaceutical companies in Indonesia and its partners inCambodia in 2019, is a good start for health cooperation between the twocountries. Therefore, President Widodo requested PM Hun Sen's support for theexpansion of Indonesian state-owned and private investments in pharmaceuticalsand medical equipment in Cambodia.
Regarding economiccooperation for economic recovery, President Widodo encouraged efforts toincrease the trade volume between Indonesia and Cambodia, among others, by launchingdirect shipping lines between the two countries where Pelindo II has beenexploring the plan.
In relation toinvestment, the President called for Cambodia’s support so that Indonesianstate-owned and private companies can become major development and investmentpartners in Cambodia, in the fields of railway systems, train cars, constructionof floating power plants, tugboats, andinfrastructure projects in Cambodia.
The twoleaders also discussed defence cooperation in which President Widodo believedthat cooperation in this area still needs to be improved. Some of these includeexpanding Army-to-Army talk cooperation and encouraging improved education andtraining with military personnel of both countries.
Lastly, thePresident conveyed the need for synergy between Indonesia, Cambodia, andThailand as in 2022 the three Southeast Asian countries will become chairs in anumber of organisations. Indonesia became the Chair of the G-20, Cambodiabecame the Chair of ASEAN, and Thailand became the Chair of APEC./.
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