inp.polri.go.id – President Joko Widodo received a visit from the President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the Bogor Presidential Palace, and during the meeting, the two leaders discussed a number of bilateral cooperation efforts, especially in the economic field.
“The bilateral meeting was very casual and productive. And regarding bilateral issues, we focus on talking about economic cooperation,” said the President, Thursday (16/06/22).
First, the President emphasized the importance of cooperation in Industry 4.0, in particular the acceleration of human resource development (HR). “There has been an MoU between the Ministry of Industry and Deutsche Messe AG and Infineon AG which will be signed this afternoon. In addition, Indonesia will become a partner country for the Hannover Messe in 2023, after participating in the industry 4.0 exhibition at the Hannover Messe in 2022,” he explained.
The two leaders also discussed in increasing German investment in high-tech industries, including investment in the electric vehicle sector. “I invite the German industry to develop semiconductor factories in Indonesia and make this industry part of the global chip supply chain, and to invest in green industrial areas in Indonesia,” explained the President.
The President also encouraged the cooperation in tackling the climate change to be strengthened. The President invited Germany to be Indonesia’s partner in cultivating the potentials of new renewable energy sources in Indonesia.
President Jokowi also appreciated Germany’s support in the construction of the Green Infrastructure Initiative worth 2.5 billion euros in Indonesia, which is the construction of the world’s mangrove center, the integration of green transmission in North Sulawesi, as well as a pilot project for developing geothermal energy.
