Foreign Minister: Tanzania Interested In Studying The Downstreaming Of Indonesia's Industry

President Jokowi upon arrival in Tanzania/PHOTO via Instagram @jokowi

JAKARTA - Minister of Foreign Affairs (Menlu) Retno Marsudi said the United Republic of Tanzania, East Africa, was interested in studying the achievements of infrastructure and downstreaming of industries in Indonesia.

"Tanzania wants to learn from Indonesia for the development of the palm oil industry and the management of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN)," said Retno as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, August 22.

This wish was expressed by the President of the United Republic of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan in the agenda of a limited meeting with President Joko Widodo and his entourage at the Dar Eswah State House.

In addition, the Indonesian government has also strengthened diplomatic relations with the United Republic of Tanzania, East Africa, through the development of a diplomatic school curriculum.

"President Joko Widodo invited a team from Tanzania to visit Jakarta to exchange ideas regarding the development of the diplomatic school curriculum," he explained.

Retno also said that the meeting of the two leaders of the country gave birth to an agreement to immediately initiate negotiations in the establishment of a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) and the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT).

"For PTA and BIT, the two Presidents agreed to immediately start negotiations," he said.

The bilateral meeting resulted in the signing of cooperation documents in a number of sectors, namely the Memorandum of Understanding for the Establishment of the Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation, Visa Free Agreement for Diplomatic Passport Holders and Service.

In other sectors, Indonesia and Tanzania also signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Health Cooperation, Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation in the Energy Sector, Memorandum of Understanding regarding Electricity Cooperation between PLN and Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO).

The two countries also signed a Memorandum of Understanding between MIND ID and the State Mining Corporation (STAMICO) Tanzania, and a Memorandum of Understanding regarding Activities related to the Oil and Gas Business Value Chain between Pertamina and Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC).