Oleh-Oleh Pemerintah Dari Afrika, KKP Menyetujui Kerja Sama Dengan Mozambique

Photo: Doc. Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) of the Republic of Indonesia and the Ministry of Marine Affairs, Land and Fisheries of Mozambique agreed on an Action Plan as implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Marine and Fisheries Cooperation, including in the field of Human Resources Development (HR).

Head of the Marine and Fisheries Research and Human Resources Agency (BRSDM) I Nyoman Radiarta said the collaborations built by the two countries included sustainable cultivation, marine spatial planning, fishery products processing, and illegal fishery industry cooperation.

"Activities to increase the capacity of human resources that have been collaborated and given by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia to Mozambique in the form of training in the marine and fisheries sector carried out in Indonesia and sending Indonesian experts to Mozambique," he said in a written statement quoted on Sunday, August 27.

According to Nyoman, these capacity building activities can provide benefits, including the use of Indonesia's resources center in the form of the Fisheries Training Center in order to improve relations and cooperation with African countries.

Before holding a meeting with the Ministry of Marine Affairs, Land Waters, and Mozambique Fisheries, the Head of BRSDM was first received by the Indonesian Ambassador to Mozambique HErry Sudrajat.

Also attending to accompany him on this working visit to Mozambique were the Special Assistant to the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries for Spatial Planning, Dyah Erowati, as well as representatives from the Public Relations and Foreign Cooperation Bureau of the KKP and the BRSDM Secretariat.

Meanwhile, it was previously reported that the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Trenggono said that his party was encouraging cooperation in the fisheries sector within the South-South framework.

"The importance of balancing between ecological protection, marine health, and economic development absolutely requires cooperation. For this reason, Indonesia encourages countries that master fishery technology as development partners, to provide technical support to the South-South State, in the form of talent training and capacity building," said Minister Trenggono.