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Wed, 11/19/2008 - 21:47
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RI EXPLORING POSSIBILITY OF CLOSER COOPERATION WITH MONGOLIA
Beijing, Nov 18 (ANTARA) - Indonesia is currently exploring the possibility of cooperating in various fields with Mongolia in an effort to strengthen its relations with the north Asian country, Indonesia's chief diplomat here said.
"We are currently exploring the possibility of establishing cooperation in various fields with Mongolia to strengthen our bilateral relations," Indonesian Ambassador to China and Mongolia Sudrajat said when contacted in Ulanbator over the telephone on Wednesday.
Sudrajat and a number of his staffers are making a working visit in Ulanbator from November 18-21 to meet with the Mongolian president, foreign minister, energy minister, and education minister.
He said Indonesia would like to establish bilateral cooperation with Mongolia in several fields such as energy, education, trade, social and culture.
"We also want to meet with Mongolian Chamber of Commerce and Industry officials to explore the possibility of cooperation in the field of economy and trade," Sudrajat said.
He said Mongolia had the potentials to become a partner of Indonesia in various fields, and therefore intensive efforts needed to be made to explore the possibility of bilateral cooperation for mutual benefit.
According to the envoy, there was a good possibility to realize the cooperation between Indonesia and Mongolia because there was a strong spirit of togetherness between the two countries.
He expressed hope that if the cooperation, especially in the field of economy and trade, were realized, there would be a new access for the improvement of Mongolia's relations with Indonesia.
"Such a move is part of our effort to diversify the markets of Indonesia's products to countries in the Asian region," Sudrajat said.
He said the purpose of his visit to Mongolia also to make arrangements for Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar's planned visit to Jakarta early December this year.
"The Mongolian president plans to visit Indonesia early December this year but the exact date still has to be fixed in consultation with the Indonesian president's protocol office," Sudrajat said.
"We are currently exploring the possibility of establishing cooperation in various fields with Mongolia to strengthen our bilateral relations," Indonesian Ambassador to China and Mongolia Sudrajat said when contacted in Ulanbator over the telephone on Wednesday.
Sudrajat and a number of his staffers are making a working visit in Ulanbator from November 18-21 to meet with the Mongolian president, foreign minister, energy minister, and education minister.
He said Indonesia would like to establish bilateral cooperation with Mongolia in several fields such as energy, education, trade, social and culture.
"We also want to meet with Mongolian Chamber of Commerce and Industry officials to explore the possibility of cooperation in the field of economy and trade," Sudrajat said.
He said Mongolia had the potentials to become a partner of Indonesia in various fields, and therefore intensive efforts needed to be made to explore the possibility of bilateral cooperation for mutual benefit.
According to the envoy, there was a good possibility to realize the cooperation between Indonesia and Mongolia because there was a strong spirit of togetherness between the two countries.
He expressed hope that if the cooperation, especially in the field of economy and trade, were realized, there would be a new access for the improvement of Mongolia's relations with Indonesia.
"Such a move is part of our effort to diversify the markets of Indonesia's products to countries in the Asian region," Sudrajat said.
He said the purpose of his visit to Mongolia also to make arrangements for Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar's planned visit to Jakarta early December this year.
"The Mongolian president plans to visit Indonesia early December this year but the exact date still has to be fixed in consultation with the Indonesian president's protocol office," Sudrajat said.
