JAKARTA - Foreign Minister Sugiono invited Ethiopia to strengthen collaboration within the framework of the BRICS economic cooperation organization, when receiving an honorary visit from the Ethiopian Ambassador to Indonesia Prof. Fekadu Beyene Aleka at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Foreign Minister Sugiono said steps to strengthen the collaboration between the two countries to ensure that the aspirations of developing countries (Global South) are represented in decision making at the global level. Through synergies in BRICS, Indonesia and Ethiopia can contribute to the creation of a more just, peaceful and prosperous world, as well as encouraging the achievement of their respective national development goals," he said, quoted from a statement from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Friday, May 23.
Furthermore, in this meeting, Foreign Minister Sugiono emphasized Indonesia's national priorities, including efforts to eradicate poverty through optimizing its resources. The Foreign Minister also emphasized the importance of revitalizing the mechanism of the Joint Commission (SKB) sessions of the two countries as a basis for encouraging the strengthening of cooperation in various fields.
In the economic sector, the Indonesian Foreign Minister recorded a positive trend in increasing bilateral trade.
"The economic potential of the two countries is still very large to develop. Indonesia is ready to increase exports of superior products, especially in the agricultural and pharmaceutical sectors that are urgently needed in Ethiopia," said Foreign Minister Sugiono.
Indonesia-Obviously trade value has grown significantly in recent years, reaching 98 million US dollars in 2024, up 55 percent from the previous year.
Currently, a number of Indonesian companies are operating in Ethiopia, especially in the manufacturing sector of household, food and textile hygiene products.
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Foreign Minister Sugiono also highlighted the importance of establishing a Bilateral Investment Treaty between Indonesia and Ethiopia to provide investment certainty and protection, as well as encourage the entry of new mutually beneficial investments.
In addition, the Indonesian Foreign Minister and the Ethiopian Ambassador also agreed that food and energy security is a priority for cooperation in the front, especially in coconut, sugar cane and seaweed commodities.
The two parties also discussed cooperation in the development of wheat commodities. In this case, Ethiopia expressed interest in studying sugarcane cultivation technology from Indonesia.
Furthermore, the two countries agreed to strengthen cooperation in the fields of education, research and human resource development.
In this regard, Foreign Minister Sugiono encourages the use of the Indonesian Aid Scholarship program for Ethiopian civil servants to study in Indonesia as an effort to increase human resource capacity and strengthen community relations between the two countries.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said this honorary visit was expected to be a new momentum in strengthening Indonesia's partnership with Ethiopia in various sectors, in line with the increasing intensive diplomatic relations between the two countries since the reopening of the Ethiopian Embassy in Jakarta in 2023.
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