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Indonesia is ready to lead and host the ASEAN Meeting on transportation for ministers, high officials, and ASEAN Working Group in 2022. That was stated by Minister of Transportation, Budi Karya Sumadi during a virtual ASEAN Transport Ministers Meeting -ATM and Associated Meetings 2021 on Friday (12/11).

Minister Budi Karya in a written statement said that the meeting is important for transportation development in ASEAN, through partnership in the transportation sector between ASEAN and other countries, such as Japan, South Korea, China, and U.S.A as well as other ASEAN dialog partners.

According to Minister Budi Karya, this year's ministers' joint statement became an important document. This document will be a reference framework for cooperation in ASEAN's land, sea, and air transportation.

MInister Budi Karya Sumadi hoped the Covid-19 pandemic will get better so that the ASEAN meetings on transportation in 2022 can be held face to face.

ASEAN Transport Ministers Meeting agreed on a joint initiative resulting from this year's meeting, related to the continuation of partnership or cooperation in the transportation sector.

The meeting also agreed on the initiative for Covid-19 recovery, digital transformation increase in ASEAN, ASEAN single flight market strengthening, ASEAn land transport network increase, and cross-border goods transportation facility. They also agreed on the sustainable transportation integration, sea transport connectivity and integration increase, and transportation cooperation with some ASEAN dialog partners.