Indonesia - Libya Sign Visa-free Agreement to Scholarships

JAKARTA - Indonesia and Libya signed agreements in a number of areas, as the two countries seek to reactivate bilateral relations during the Joint Commission Meeting (SKB) in Jakarta, Monday.

The signing was carried out by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Anis Matta who led the Indonesian delegation, as well as his counterpart, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Migration Affairs and Foreign Nationals Emhamed Saeed Zidan who led the Libyan delegation.

One of the agreements signed in the SKB this time is a visa-free agreement for diplomatic visas and service visas.

"There is also a signing between the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the two countries. InshaaAllah in the near future they will send invitations for the Chambers of Commerce and Danantara to visit Libya," explained Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Anis, Monday (15/12).

"Next, there is an opportunity for 250 scholarships for foreign students in Indonesia, where Libya will be placed in priority," said Foreign Minister Anis.

He explained that the number of Libyan students who have completed S-1, S-2 and S-3 education in Indonesia to date has reached around a thousand people.

On the other hand, currently there are around 200 Indonesian students studying in Libya, said Foreign Minister Anis.

The Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs also said that the SKB also discussed Pertamina's relationship with the Libyan oil company, which was expected that with the reactivation of relations between the two countries, Pertamina was expected to resume its activities in Libya.

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He added that given the potential, the reactivation of relations between the two countries is expected to increase economic cooperation between the two countries.

"InshaaAllah we want to increase the volume of trade and investment. The opportunities between the two countries are very large," he concluded.

It is known that the last Indonesia-Libya Joint Committee Meeting was held 16 years ago, precisely in March 2009.

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