Visited By The New French Ambassador, Sri Mulyani Wants The Two Countries To Increase Cooperation

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JAKARTA Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani is known to have a meeting with French Ambassador to Indonesia Fabien Penone in Jakarta. It was stated that the envoy from the European country was a new representative and would serve for the next few years.

"Bienvenue en Indonese! Yesterday, I warmly welcomed the presence of Fabien Penone who had just been assigned to become the French Ambassador in Indonesia," he said in a written statement on Wednesday, June 14.

According to the Minister of Finance, Fabien came to my office to get to know Indonesia more deeply.

"I said, the relationship between Indonesia and France is very strong and deep," he said.

The Minister of Finance stated that France is one of Indonesia's trading and investment partners.

We also discussed the issue of climate change. Indonesia's commitment to present a very strong green transition even though it is the highest coal producer in the world. We also open up many opportunities for multilateral cooperation to achieve the National Determined Contribution," he said.

In addition, continued the Minister of Finance, Fabien said that France strongly supports Indonesia's full membership in the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) forum.

"I really appreciate this. In closing the discussion, we hope that diplomatic relations between Indonesia and France can continue to be more strategic. From the French Ambassador meeting. Jakarta, June 14, 2023," concluded Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani.