JAKARTA - Russia is ready to expand the supply of wheat to natural oil and gas to Indonesia, when the two countries agree on a strategic partnership after President Prabowo Subianto's bilateral meeting with President Vladimir Putin during a State Visit at St. Petersburg Palace, Thursday.

Speaking in a joint press statement with the two leaders, President Putin said they would expand Russia's supply of wheat to Indonesia, on the contrary, expanding Indonesia's agricultural supplies to Russia.

"We are willing to increase the supply of oil and liquefied natural gas to the Indonesian market," said President Putin, quoted from the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube, Thursday, June 19.

He further said that Russian companies, Rosneft and Pertamina carried out joint projects to build oil and petrochemical refineries in East Java.

"We are willing to participate in new projects off the coast of Indonesia and also modernize infrastructure to boost oil production from old (oil) fields," said President Putin.

Last April, Indonesia and Russia signed an MoU in the field of halal certification that opened up new opportunities for exporting livestock products to Indonesia, said President Putin.

"This visit will facilitate strategic cooperation between the two countries and will be beneficial for the welfare of our nation," hoped President Putin.

Meanwhile, President Prabowo said today's meeting with President Putin was intense, warm and productive.

"In all fields, the economy, technical cooperation, trade, investment, agriculture have all experienced a significant increase," said President Prabowo.

It is known that President Prabowo is on a state visit to St. Petersburg, Russia. In addition to a bilateral meeting with President Putin, President Prabowo previously made a pilgrimage and placed a wreath at the Piskarovskoye Memorial Cemetery, St. Petersburg.

Tomorrow, President Prabowo is scheduled to make a speech at the opening session and plenary session of the 2025 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) with President Putin.


The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)

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