JAKARTA - Indonesia and the Australian Northern Territory (NT) government are pushing for strengthening strategic cooperation and exploring new collaborations in the mining sector through a business conference in Darwin, Australia, on Friday, May 2.
The business conference, which was jointly held by the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra, the Indonesian Consulate in Darwin and the Northern Territory Government, brought together stakeholders in the mining sector from both countries.
Quoting Antara, According to the Indonesian Ambassador to Australia Siswo Pramono, the meeting could help maintain the momentum of cooperation between Indonesia and Australia in the field of mineral resources.
Ambassador Siswo appreciated the role of the Northern Territory Government in in introducing mining opportunities in its territory, especially in environmental, logistics and cultural aspects.
The NT authorities have also held a field visit to the Mt. Todd Gold Project on Thursday (1/5).
He believes that the solid political infrastructure between Indonesia and Australia and the Government of the Northern Territory will support joint efforts in responding to geopolitical dynamics that continue to develop in addition to strengthening bilateral cooperation.
On the same occasion, the Director of Mineral Concession Development of the Director General of Mineral and Coal at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) of the Republic of Indonesia, Cecep Yasin, emphasized Indonesia's commitment to encouraging collaboration in the critical mineral sector with various parties, including Australia.
Director Cecep also conveyed the current conditions of cooperation as well as the direction of developing cooperation in the future at the business conference in Darwin.
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Meanwhile, the Minister of Trade, Business and Involvement of the Asia Northern Territory Robyn Badminton emphasized the commitment of its regional government to strengthen partnerships with the Republic of Indonesia and encourage cooperation in the mining sector.
He stated that business conferences and field visits to the Mt Gold Project. Todd is designed to show opportunities and potential collaboration in the mineral field.
According to the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra, the conference was the closing of a series of critical mineral cooperation business visits in Perth and Darwin from April 29 to May 2025 which were held by his party together with the Indonesian consulate in Perth and Darwin.
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