Jakarta: Indonesia\u2019s new leader, President Prabowo Subianto, is seeking closer cooperation with the UAE on Jakarta\u2019s industrialization efforts as he made his first official trip to Abu Dhabi since taking office last month. <\/p>\n
Indonesia\u2019s relations with the UAE grew under former President Joko Widodo, who in 2021 secured a more than $46 billion investment commitment from the Gulf state. The two countries signed a free trade deal a year later, which came into force last September.<\/p>\n
The UAE was Prabowo\u2019s last stop in his first foreign trip since becoming Indonesia\u2019s new leader in October. <\/p>\n
\u201cNow that I have earned the trust from my people to lead Indonesia, I want to continue our good relations,\u201d Prabowo told UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan during their first official meeting in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. <\/p>\n
Jakarta\u2019s priorities are focused on defense, food security and energy security, he said, adding that the government also wants to implement a downstream policy that includes domestic processing of raw materials. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis means we want to perform a massive industrialization,\u201d Prabowo said. \u201cIn this context, we see that the UAE and Indonesia have similar priorities. We can work together across different sectors and we want to invite the UAE to actively participate in our economy.\u201d<\/p>\n
The two leaders also presided over the signing of several agreements as part of their meeting, covering areas such as technology, renewable energy, infrastructure and health. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey agreed to increase trade between the two countries, specifically by optimizing the utilization of Indonesia-UAE CEPA,\u201d Indonesian foreign ministry spokesperson Roy Soemirat told Arab News on Sunday. <\/p>\n
\u201cPresident Prabowo welcomed the UAE president\u2019s invitation to strengthen cooperation in infrastructure and collaboration in international forums to resolve global issues, including peaceful conflict resolution.\u201d <\/p>\n
Prabowo\u2019s visit to Abu Dhabi was his second this year, following a trip in May as president-elect. <\/p>\n
He was concluding his first overseas trip as president, which also included stops in China, the US, and the UK. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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