They witnessed the exchange of agreements and memoranda of understanding between the two countries

Mohammed bin Rashid receives Indonesian President

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, met today, Thursday, with the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. At the headquarters of Expo 2020 Dubai.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum welcomed President Joko Widodo and his accompanying delegation, expressing the UAE's pride in the close friendship and cooperation relations that exist between the two countries, and the UAE's aspiration to advance partnership paths forward in various key sectors that support development trends in the two friendly countries, in In light of the convergence of viewpoints and the common desire to discover more partnership opportunities to live up to the hoped-for level of development and prosperity between the two countries during the next stage.

During the meeting, which was attended by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Supreme Chairman of the Emirates Group, Chairman of the Higher Committee of Expo 2020 Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, and a number of His Excellency ministers and directors of Dubai government departments, they discussed ways to develop the partnership between the UAE and Indonesia against the background of the strong relations that bring them together at various political, economic and cultural levels, especially since the ties Bilateral cooperation witnessed a remarkable development during the past period, supported by mutual visits at the leadership level and senior officials of the two countries, and the agreement of the political leadership in the two countries to take the existing partnership to higher levels of coordination and constructive interaction in a manner that serves the interests of the two friendly peoples and supports the ambitious development directions of both sides.

The meeting included discussing ways to enhance bilateral cooperation within various economic and technical sectors, including enhancing trade exchange between the two countries, which has witnessed encouraging growth over the past few years, as the value of the UAE's non-oil foreign trade with Indonesia reached $2 billion during 2020, while the total exchanges reached Trade between the two countries has reached more than $11 billion over the past five years.

During the meeting, the two sides also discussed ways to advance the fields of cooperation in many vital sectors that form basic pillars within the development plans in the two countries, including the sectors of investment, energy, technology, financial services, travel, tourism and infrastructure, emphasizing the importance of creating space for private sector companies on both sides. To discover the opportunities inherent in those sectors, whether in Indonesia or the UAE, and to monitor the possibility of launching constructive partnerships in which the private sector contributes mainly, increasing the amount of interest and the investment return for both parties.

In addition, the meeting touched on discussing a number of issues of common concern, including the current developments on the regional and international arenas, foremost of which are global efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, and what it requires for concerted plans and initiatives to accelerate global recovery rates, as well as addressing the issue of climate change. Which has become a real challenge that casts a shadow over the future of the world and what the current environmental situation calls for a rapid global movement in which efforts are united in order to activate the necessary measures to reach climate neutrality, which the UAE announced its goal to achieve by the year 2050 in the framework of its full support for international efforts aimed at preserving The environment and its commitment to aligning national development priorities with the UN Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations within the 2030 Global Agenda.

cooperation agreements

In addition, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and President Joko Widodo witnessed the exchange of a number of agreements and memoranda of understanding between the two sides in the framework of strengthening partnership within a number of key sectors, including: the exchange of a memorandum of understanding between the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy with the Education and Training Center at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, And it was exchanged by Minister of State Ahmed bin Ali Al-Sayegh with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia Retno Marsudi, and a memorandum of understanding between the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates and the Bank of Indonesia regarding cooperation in the field of payment systems and digital financial innovation, exchanged by the Governor of the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates Khaled Muhammad Balama Al-Tamimi, with the Minister of State Indonesia's Foreign Ministry, Retno Marsudi.

In addition to a memorandum of understanding for mutual recognition of eligibility certificates for levels of training, certification and shift work for offshore personnel, the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Suhail bin Muhammad Al Mazrouei, with the Indonesian Minister of Coordination of Maritime Affairs, General Luhut Binzar Pandjitan, exchanged it.

A document of ratification of the Agreement for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments, and an instrument of ratification of the amended Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement, were exchanged by Minister of State for Financial Affairs Muhammad bin Hadi Al-Husseini, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia Retno Marsudi, who in turn also exchanged notes on amending the safe travel corridor arrangement with Minister of State Ahmed bin Ali Al-Sayegh.

A memorandum of understanding was exchanged between the two UAE and Indonesian export credit agencies, and Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Union Export Credit Company, with the CEO of the Indonesian Agency, Benny Wauruto.

A memorandum of understanding on the strategic partnership between PT Garuda Indonesia and Emirates Airlines was exchanged, and His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive of the Emirates Group, with the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises of Indonesia, Ark Tahir.

A memorandum of understanding regarding the joint investment framework agreement between the Indonesia Investment Authority and the Abu Dhabi Growth Fund was exchanged and exchanged by His Excellency Khalifa Mohammed Al Suwaidi, CEO of the Fund, with Reda Wirakusumah, CEO of the Authority, who in turn also exchanged an agreement on a strategic alliance for port development with the President of DP World Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem.

The two sides exchanged a cooperation and partnership agreement between Mubadala Petroleum and PT Kelang Pertamina Industrial, and Mansour Mohamed Al Hamed, CEO of Mubadala Petroleum, and Joko Priyono, CEO of Pertamina Indonesia, and an agreement on the development of solar panels between Masdar and Pertamina Renewable Energy Company. And the CEO of Masdar, Muhammad Jamil Al Ramahi, exchanged it with the CEO of the Indonesian company, Niki Widyawati.

A memorandum of understanding was also exchanged between (G42) Group and Smart Telecom, exchanged by G42 Group CEO Ping Qiao, and Biopharma CEO Frankie Widjaga, and a memorandum of understanding between Hayat Biotech and Biopharma, exchanged by Mansour Al Mansouri, CEO of G42 Group, CEO of Biopharma. Hansey Bessier.

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