JAKARTA - Indonesia and Belarus have entered a new phase of bilateral relations. President Prabowo Subianto and Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko officially launched a roadmap or roadmap for Indonesian-Belarusian cooperation for the period 2026-2030 which will be the direction of relations between the two countries for the next five years.
President Prabowo said the launch of the roadmap was a follow-up to his meeting with Lukashenko in Minsk last year. The document serves as a basis for expanding more targeted cooperation and generating tangible benefits for both countries.
"This visit will further strengthen the Indonesia-Belarus partnership and produce concrete cooperation that benefits the people of both countries," said Prabowo in a joint statement at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Thursday, July 2.
Prabowo said the two countries agreed to strengthen cooperation in a number of strategic sectors. Starting from politics, economy, trade, industry, food security to human resource development.
In the food sector, Indonesia and Belarus will expand cooperation in modern agriculture, fertilizers, agricultural technology, and heavy equipment.
Meanwhile, in the economic sector, the two countries will encourage the development of industry, agricultural modernization, supply chain strengthening, and technology cooperation.
Prabowo also appreciated Belarus for having ratified Indonesia's free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union or EAEU. Indonesia is currently completing the ratification process for the agreement.
According to Prabowo, the two countries also agreed on a number of cooperation documents in the fields of health, culture, national accreditation, financial transaction reporting, industry, science and technology, financial services to defense.
He hopes that all of these collaborations will be implemented immediately so that the benefits can be felt by the people of the two countries.
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