The Meeting Of The PM Of Papua New Guinea And Jokowi At The Palace Has Resulted 4 Agreements, Including Transportation From Jayapura To Vanimo

President Jokowi and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister (PM) James Marape at the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, Monday (15/7/2024). BETWEEN Dwi Gayati

JAKARTA - Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister (PM) James Marape met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) at the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, Monday 15 July.

During the meeting, the two of them resulted in four cooperation agreements, including strengthening the security of the two countries.

"Indonesia also welcomes the implementation of the second 'join business forum' and the signing of two cross-border MoUs for passenger and freight transportation," said President Jokowi at the Bogor Presidential Palace, Monday, July 15, which was confiscated by Antara.

The President assessed that cooperation in the field of cross-border transportation for passengers and goods is very important to improve the economy and strengthen relations between residents at the border.

The two cooperation agreements or memorandums of Understanding (MoU) regarding cross-border transportation are the first MoU "cross border movement for commercial buses and goods" or cross-border movement for buses or other commercial transportation.

This collaboration regulates the transportation mechanism for public transportation from Jayapura, Indonesia to Vanimo, Papua New Guinea.

The second collaboration is about cross-border transportation by motorized vehicles or "cross border transport of goods by motor vehicles". This MoU regulates the crossing of goods carried by public transport passengers across Jayapura and Vanimo boundaries.

President Jokowi also appreciated the renewal of the cooperation agreement in the health sector. The cooperation agreement, which has been established since 2018, expires in 2022.

This collaboration regulates a number of welfares in general on public health issues at the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea border.

The agreed fourth cooperation agreement covers the field of education to provide a legal umbrella related to training and capacity building of educators and scholarships for students.

"The renewal of the health cooperation agreement and the signing of educational cooperation to strengthen the collaboration between the two countries," said the President.

President Jokowi also emphasized the importance of continuing the discussion of the preferential trade agreement to increase trade between the two countries.