Minister Of Transportation Budi Karya Meets Japan To Discuss RI Transportation

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Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Budi Karya Sumadi met with the Japanese Minister of Transportation and a number of other related parties to discuss the development of transportation in the country.

"Today and tomorrow (Thursday, April 25, ed.), I will meet with a number of parties, starting from the Japanese Minister of Transportation and several CEOs who are involved in the world of transportation," Budi said in a statement in Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Wednesday, April 24.

Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi paid a working visit to Tokyo, Japan, for two days, from Wednesday to Thursday.

During this visit, the Minister of Transportation will meet with a number of parties to discuss cooperation in the transportation sector between the two countries.

A number of issues that will be discussed include related to infrastructure projects in the country, such as Patimban Port, Jakarta MRT and Transit Oriented Development (TOD).

The Minister of Transportation explained that Indonesia's State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN) for the transportation sector is very limited. Therefore, it requires the participation of the private sector to support transportation infrastructure development projects in Indonesia.

"God willing, hopefully these meetings can provide a good meaning for the progress of the Indonesian nation," said the Minister of Transportation.

On the first day, the Minister of Transportation is scheduled to hold a meeting with Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Japan Masafumi Mori; Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Japan total Saito; Chairman of the Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute (JTTRI) and Chairman of the International High-Speed Rail Association (IHR) Shukuri Masafumi, and Toyota Tsusho Corporation represented by Krypto Kunihiro as Division CEO of Green's Infrastructure Division.

At these meetings, the commitment of Indonesia and Japan to increase cooperation in the transportation sector will be reaffirmed, as well as the continuation of the ongoing cooperation.

Meanwhile, on the second day, the Minister of Transportation is scheduled to attend and deliver a speech at the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Investment Forum 2024 at the Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo, then a meeting with the Assistant Vice-Minister for International Aviation MLIT Japan Yamakhishi Toshihiro and representatives of Japanese companies in the airport sector will be continued.

The working visit of the Minister of Transportation in Tokyo, Japan, will be closed with a meeting with JICA with Senior Vice President of JICA Hataeda Mikio who discussed several matters related to cooperation in the transportation sector.

During this working visit, the Minister of Transportation was accompanied by the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono and the Director General of Railways of the Ministry of Transportation Risal Wasal.