JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto said the Indonesia-Singapore Leaders Retreat meeting produced 26 concrete achievements. The achievements consist of 18 government-to-government cooperation agreements and eight business-to-business agreements.
The statement was made by Prabowo during a joint statement with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at Istana Merdeka, Jakarta, Monday, July 6.
"This meeting produced 26 real, concrete achievements in various fields. 18 cooperation agreements between governments and 8 agreements between B2B," said Prabowo.
Prabowo said the results showed that Indonesia and Singapore's cooperation was expanding. He said the economy remained the main pillar of relations between the two countries.
According to Prabowo, increased cooperation is visible in many sectors. He mentioned trade, connectivity, energy, digital economy, digital ecosystem, cyber security, food, supply chain, to defense and security.
"Our economic cooperation remains a major pillar in our relations. In all areas we see an increase in cooperation. Trade, connectivity, almost in all sectors," said Prabowo.
In energy cooperation, Prabowo said Indonesia had appointed BPI Danantara to carry out cross-border electricity trade cooperation. Danantara will also be involved in trade activities and further cooperation.
"Indonesia has appointed BPI Danantara for the implementation of cross-border electricity trade cooperation," said Prabowo.
Prabowo also emphasized the importance of cooperation in the field of food and supply chains. This issue is important because global supply disruptions often have a direct impact on the price and availability of basic necessities.
In the field of defense and security, Prabowo said Indonesia and Singapore also continued to implement the defense cooperation agreement. He did not specify the technical content of the cooperation in his statement.
Prabowo said that the relationship between Indonesia and Singapore was not only built by the government. According to him, the cooperation between the two countries must also be felt at the community level.
"Strong partnerships are built on the basis of trust, not only between governments, but the people of both countries," said Prabowo.
Therefore, he assessed that connectivity, tourism, education, and youth cooperation are important parts of the relationship between the two countries.
Prabowo said that this Leaders Retreat was the second meeting with Singapore in that format. He said the meeting was intensive, open, and forward-looking.
"We agree that if there is a misunderstanding or misperception, we will resolve it as friends openly," said Prabowo.
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