Indonesia Has The Opportunity To Increase Cooperation During The Jakarta ASEAN Summit

Photo Archives - Workers put up the flag of ASEAN member states in the Mice area, Golo Mori Village, Labuan Bajo, NTT, Thursday (4/5/2023). BETWEEN PHOTOS/Zabur Karuru/rwa/pri

The Center for Economic Policy Research (PPKE) of the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) Universitas Brawijaya assessed that Indonesia has the opportunity to increase a number of potential collaborations with partner countries, at the ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, September 5-7, 2023. Senior PPKE researcher FEB Universitas Brawijaya Joko Budi Santoso said that with Indonesia's current positive performance, it must ensure its sustainability by expanding the domestic product market. "In this context, Indonesia has the right momentum by holding ASEAN Chairmanship," said Joko Budi as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, August 11. Currently, said Joko Budi again, Indonesia is one of the prima donnas in world economic arenas. With a large population and abundant natural resources (SDA), it is Indonesia's capital to take part in holding the key to the world economy in the future. "This is well indicated by Indonesia's economic growth during the pandemic, and post-pandemic era. Meanwhile, other countries, especially developed countries such as Japan, South Korea, the United States, and Europe are still slumping," he said.

In addition, the step to expand the market for domestic products can also be accompanied by the existence of Indonesia as a source of raw materials for the domestic industry through increasing bilateral cooperation and cooperation between regions. According to him, in addition to increasing trade cooperation, the tourism sector can be a priority to continue to be promoted and cooperated, because the sector will become the locomotive to attract other economic sector carriages to advance faster. "As for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), the creative economy and accommodation services," he said. Another thing that concerns the ASEAN summit in Jakarta, is also related to national strategic projects in infrastructure development and SDA management. These two things, could be a big agenda that is included in increasing strategic cooperation with partner countries. ), the President will also lead the entire meeting with ASEAN partner countries.

These meetings are the 26th ASEAN-China Summit, the 24th ASEAN-Republic Korea Summit, the 26th ASEAN-Japan Summit, and the 11th ASEAN-United States Summit. Then, President Jokowi will also lead the ASEAN-Canada Summit, the 26th ASEAN Plus Three Summit, the 20th ASEAN-India Summit, the 3rd ASEAN-Australian Summit, the 13th ASEAN-United Nations Summit (UN), and the 18th Asian East Summit (EAS). East Asia Summit consists of 18 participating countries, including 10 ASEAN member countries, and Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, the Russian Federation, and the United States.