The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) is collaborating with Japan in supporting the development of the National Capital (IKN) of the Archipelago in East Kalimantan (Kaltim).
Secretary General of the Ministry of PUPR Mohammad Zainal Fatah in a meeting with Hiroto Izumi today welcomed the IKN development cooperation plan.
"Indonesia and Japan have been working together for 65 years. Thus, of course we are all working together to strengthen each other's support and learn from each other," he said. On the same occasion, Hiroto Izumi, who is also the former Expert Staff of the Japanese Prime Minister, said that during his visit this time, he brought about 50 delegates from Japan who planned to visit the IKN Nusantara location on Saturday, April 1 tomorrow.
"The Minister of PUPR invited us to see firsthand the development of IKN. Previously, we had made preparations and there had been a Japanese delegation to IKN in January 2023. This time, about 50 participants were present, consisting of open companies in Japan," he explained.
Hiroto said that his party had formed a special team to study cooperation opportunities in IKN development. "In the private sector, representatives of leading companies in Japan have considered involvement in the upcoming projects at IKN," he said.
Previously, PUPR Minister Basuki Hadimuljono said cooperation between Indonesia and Japan had been established for a long time. Moreover, with the Japan International Cooperation Agency or often called the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
"We are happy and we feel safe working with JICA," said Basuki in a written statement, Friday, March 31.
Basuki welcomed the interest of the Japanese delegates in assisting the construction of the Nusantara IKN in East Kalimantan and will immediately report the meeting to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) at the Bogor Palace. "When visiting the JICA office in Tokyo like the second office," he said.
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