JAKARTA - The meeting between President Prabowo Subianto and President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko at the Merdeka Palace, Thursday, July 2, not only produced a road map for five years of cooperation. The two countries also agreed on a number of cooperation documents in various strategic sectors that will be implemented immediately.
President Prabowo said the agreement was proof of Indonesia's and Belarus' commitment to strengthening bilateral relations through more concrete steps.
"Today, a number of cooperation documents were agreed upon by the delegations of the two countries," said Prabowo in a joint statement at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Thursday, July 2.
The agreed documents cover various fields, ranging from health, culture, national accreditation, financial transaction reporting, industry, science and technology, financial services, to defense cooperation.
According to Prabowo, Indonesia's relations with Belarus, including in the defense sector, have been going well. Therefore, he hopes that all agreements that have been signed will not stop on paper.
"I hope that this cooperation can be implemented immediately so that it will provide real benefits in the near future for both countries," he said.
In addition to agreeing on a cooperation document, Indonesia and Belarus also launched a roadmap to strengthen bilateral relations for the period 2026-2030 as a guide for developing the partnership between the two countries in the next five years.
Prabowo assessed that the momentum would open up opportunities for wider cooperation, as well as supporting development in various sectors that are of common interest to Indonesia and Belarus.
President Lukashenko's visit to Jakarta is his second state visit to Indonesia after the first visit in 2013. Prabowo said he would also pay a reciprocal visit to Belarus on a future occasion.
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