Indonesia Interested In Expanding Cooperation With Norway For Clean Food Security And Energy

Foreign Minister Sugiono received the Norwegian Ambassador Rut Total Giverin. (Source: Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

JAKARTA - Indonesia is interested in expanding cooperation with Norway, in order to realize food security and national clean energy development.

This was conveyed by the Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sugiono, when receiving an honorary visit from the Norwegian Ambassador to Indonesia Rut Total Giverin at the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jakarta, Wednesday.

The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in its statement said that the second discussed various efforts to strengthen bilateral cooperation, especially in the environmental and economic fields, as quoted on Wednesday (4/6).

Foreign Minister Sugiono and Ambassador Giverin discussed the cooperation that has been well established in the environmental sector and handling climate change, including handling marine debris.

In addition, there is also the potential for increased trade and investment cooperation between the two countries through a comprehensive economic partnership agreement mechanism between Indonesia and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), where Norway is one of its members.

Taking advantage of the 75th anniversary of bilateral relations that will fall in 2025, Foreign Minister Sugiono expressed Indonesia's interest in expanding cooperation to realize food security and national clean energy development.

It is known, most of Norway's electrical energy is generated from hydropower. This experience is expected to help Indonesia develop hydropower plants to achieve the clean energy target of the 2025-2030 Electric Power Supply Business Plan (RUPTL).

Bilateral relations between Indonesia and Norway have been established since January 25, 1950. As a form of commemoration of 75 years of bilateral relations, Indonesia and Norway have agreed on the Joint Declaration of Indonesia-Norwegia "Partnership for a Prosperous and Sustainable Future" which contains references for strategies to increase bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the future, especially in key sectors such as economy, trade, development of clean energy, food security and education.