Vice President Ma'ruf Discussed Food Security And Investment In IKN With The Chairman Of The Malaysian People's Council

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin received a visit from the Chairman of the Malaysian People's Council Tan Sri Dato 'Johari Abdul, in Jakarta, Tuesday (8/8/2023). BETWEEN/HO-BPMI Setwapres

JAKARTA - Vice President Ma’ruf Amin received a visit from the Chairman of the Malaysian People's Council Tan Sri Dato ’Johari Abdul at the Vice President's Palace in Jakarta, Tuesday, August 8. On that occasion, Ma'ruf and Tan Sri had a dialogue on food security to investment in the capital city of Nusantara (IKN). " “ Recently, the Vice President received guests from Malaysia, the leader of the Malaysian parliament, there were several things that were discussed between the two of them," said Spokesperson for Vice President Masduki Baidlowi in Jakarta, Antara, Tuesday, August 8. Masduki said the Malaysian parliamentary leadership really hopes that IKN will soon be realized, because according to Malaysia, the existence of IKN on the island of Kalimantan will make Kalimantan a center for new economic growth and will also have a positive impact on Malaysia. "Jadi mereka berharap sekali IKN bisa segera dan itu menjadi pembicaraan dengan Wapres bagaimana agar Malaysia memberikan dukungan dan kemungkinan untuk investasi di sana,” kata Masduki. The Vice President and the leadership of the Malaysian Parliament also discussed the synergy of countries in ASEAN to become centers of world growth and peace, as well as talk about food security and cooperation opportunities between the two countries. “ So far, food (problems) in Indonesia have been overcome by Indonesia, Malaysia, yes by Malaysia, why not together. And it has started to become a conversation from the Malaysian side who want it, so that later what ideally happens in the future is ASEAN not only to become a center of economic growth but also food independence,” he explained. In addition, the Vice President on this occasion. also expressed hope regarding cooperation in handling illegal labor and protecting Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia.

“ Hope from the Vice President to the leadership of parliament to always voice the importance of maintaining and protecting the workforce. As we know, Indonesian workers are quite large there and in this case so that there are no problems related to employment there,” Masduki said.