JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung signed a sister city partnership between the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government and Kuala Lumpur City Hall.
The inauguration of this collaboration was carried out during a working visit of Pramono Malaysia. Pramono assessed that this event was an important momentum to strengthen official relations between cities as well as expand the international collaboration network of Jakarta.
"We are close neighbors, share history and culture, and have the same goal: to build a sustainable future for our citizens," Pramono said in his statement, Monday, August 11.
Governor Pramono emphasized that Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur face similar challenges starting from traffic congestion, increasing the need for public services, to the threat of climate change but having a great opportunity to learn from each other and support each other.
Through this sister city collaboration, this neighboring city agreed to strengthen collaboration in various strategic fields, including public health and welfare, flood prevention and control, green building construction and energy decarbonization, sustainable transportation, waste management, and cultural and tourism exchanges.
"This sister city collaboration is not only symbolic, but is a concrete forum to overcome joint challenges and build a tough, habitable, and sustainable city for future generations," Pramono explained.
Starting this week, Pramono left Jakarta again after going to New York, United States for a week. This time, Pramono made a working visit to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for 3 days.
On Tuesday, August 12, Pramono became a Talker at the ASEAN Sustainable Urbanization Forum (ASUF) 2025 at the High Level 2 Charting the Local Path to ASEAN 2045: Advancing Regional Visions through Local Action.
Wednesday, August 13, Pramono also became a speaker at the Meeting of Governors and Mayors of ASEAN Capitals (MGMAC) 2025 at the ASEAN Future Cities and Regions: Inclusiveness and Sustainability session.
After that, it is scheduled to read remarks (congratulatory marks) at the ASEAN Governors and Mayors Forum (AGMF) 2025 ASEAN Future Cities and Regions: Inclusiveness and Sustainability.
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