InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) did meet President Liberia, Joseph Nyuma Boakai in the hall of Casablanca, Hotel Mulia Nusa Dua, Bali Province. It was the significant moment to discuss some strategic cooperation between two countries for about hardly six decades.
In his speech, President Jokowi appreciated the presence of President Boakai and emphasized to get good bilateral cooperation that harly last for six decades. “Welcome to Indonesia and thank you for your presence, Your Honor. Bilateral relationship between Indonesia and Malaysia runs well for hardly six decades. I believe we would develop more,” Jokowi said, as Press Bureau, Media, and Information, President Secretariat noted.
In the meeting, Jokowi discussed some main sectors in the cooperation between the two countries, such as, palm oil that would face challenges globally, including black campaigns from western countries, discriminative policy, such as, European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).
"Indonesia keeps fighting for the negative campaigns and hopes that Liberia would support. Indonesia would be ready to help escalate the capacity in African countries, including Liberia,” he emphasized the commitment of Indonesia to fight for palm oil in the globe.
Besides palm oil, the two presidents discussed the chance to cooperate in infrastructures. Jokowi mentioned Indonesia would have many companies with many experiences and would be ready to cooperate with Liberia.
“Indonesia has many companies with many experiences to develop infrastructures, we are ready to cooperate with Liberia to support infrastructure development there,” he said while offering the concrete supports for Liberia.
Not only that, Jokowi said that Indonesia would be ready to reinforce development cooperation in many programs as what Liberia would need of. Technical supports, scholarship, vocational trainings would be kinds of helps from Indonesia to the country.
“Everything is ready to support the development in Liberia,” he emphasized to help.
The bilateral meeting should make the relationship between the two countries better and would deliver new chances to cooperate in profitable benefits, namely in strategic sectors. The two leaders emphasized their commitment to always cooperate for the same future progress. (T2)
