Luhut Meets John Kerry In Singapore To Discuss Emissions, During The Recovery Period

Luhut Binsar (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - In the midst of his recovery in Singapore, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Menko Marves) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan held a meeting with Special US Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry to discuss cooperation in reducing emissions. The meeting was held when John Kerry came to visit Luhut, who was recovering health, in Singapore. in other sectors. "This initiative can generate billions of dollars that will be very beneficial for the people of Indonesia, as well as help spur the development of our country's technology, in line with our commitment to sustainable environment and development," Luhut said in a statement received in Jakarta, Saturday.

Luhut also expressed his hopes for further discussions and asked John Kerry to contact the White House Senior Advisor to the President for Energy and Investment, Amos Hochstein, to discuss cooperation in critical mineral fields. On the same occasion, Luhut also expressed his gratitude to the US for the release of Pertamina funds amounting to 300 million US dollars that had been deposited in Venezuela. "In addition to meeting John Kerry, during his recovery Luhut also continued to make a series of important dialogues, including communicating by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and also with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. With Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Luhut expressed his appreciation and happiness of President Xi for the inauguration of the Jakarta Bandung high-speed train which was carried out by President Joko Widodo in person some time ago. Luhut conveyed his joy at the inauguration of the Jakarta-Bandung Fast Train (Whoosh) which is currently so crowded with the public. "The average daily passenger of the Good Train currently reaches up to 18 thousand, with an increase in the travel schedule in line with increasing public interest using the high-speed train," he explained. Meanwhile, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong opens up opportunities for cooperation in the health sector between Singapore and Indonesia, including plans for the development of a health ecosystem similar to Singapore. Bali, we have Sanglah Hospital. Our task is to train its SDM and its management. This takes about three to five years, so we have to start it immediately. Cooperation with Singapore in building a quality health ecosystem will be very beneficial, "said Luhut.Guna following this, Minister of Health (Menkes) Budi Gunadi Sadikin together with Deputy Minister of BUMN Kartika Karrjoatmodjo will meet with Singapore's Minister of Health.