Bahlil Reviews The Impact Of The India-Pakistan Conflict On Coal And CPO Exports

General Chairperson Of Golkar And Minister Bahlil Lahadalia/PHOTO: Nailin In Saroh-VOI

JAKARTA - The chairman of the Golkar Party as well as the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia is worried that the conflict between India and Pakistan will have an impact on coal exports and crude palm oil (CPO). Therefore, Bahlil will conduct a study regarding this matter.

Bahlil initially said that global dynamics was not doing well. In fact, the conflict between the two countries has increased following India's missile attacks on a number of areas in Pakistan and koarse on Wednesday, May 7 in the morning.

According to Bahlil, this conflict will more or less affect the regional economy, including national exports.

"Among allied countries, it's not compact, how do we do it? Once it's not finished, now there are tensions in India and Pakistan. This will have an impact on our exports as well," Bahlil said in a discussion entitled Geostrategic Policy Direction and Geopolitics Indonesia at the Golkar Party DPP office, West Jakarta, Thursday, May 8.

"A little more will have an impact on our exports, especially coal and CPO. Hopefully this doesn't happen. I'm designing it," he continued.

Meanwhile, after the discussion, Bahlil said that until today the war between Pakistan and India has not affected the national economy, especially in the energy sector. Therefore, Bahlil stated that the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources will conduct an in-depth study so that the conflict between the two countries does not have an impact on Indonesia's export-import activities.

"Later we will conduct a study, because their country is big too," said Bahlil.

"So our purpose for coal is whether it is affected or not. Like in Papua, Papua is big, yes, it's the same as India," he concluded.