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Indonesian Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Dewi Gustina Tobing held a meeting with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to promote the marketing of Indonesian electric motorcycles and aluminium in Sri Lanka. The Indonesian Embassy in Colombo in its statement received in Jakarta on Thursday (3/1) stated that at the meeting attended by Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka -Gamini Lakshman Peiris, Ambassador Dewi Gustina and Prime Minister Mahinda discussed the increasing of economic  cooperation, including  trade, investment and tourism. On the occasion, Ambassador Dewi Gustina also promoted Indonesian aluminum products to Sri Lanka. In 2021, Sri Lanka's aluminium imports achieved US$427 million.

Besides being a market, Ambassador Dewi Gustina has also noted that Sri Lanka also wants to be part of having mutually beneficial cooperation with Indonesia so that the cooperation of both countries will be developed in the form of partnerships or joint ventures in the future.  Indonesia can explore the potential owned by Sri Lanka as a hub of activity and part of free trade agreement in South and Central Asia. Moreover, Ambassador Dewi conveyed Indonesia's readiness to boost cooperation in the field of plantation commodities, including the fulfillment of vegetable oil needs.

During the meeting, Ambassador Dewi has also pointed out that Indonesia is ready to discuss and share knowledge and experiences for sustainable agriculture and plantation development. The trade value between Indonesia and Sri Lanka until November 2021 was recorded worth US$411 million. The value of Indonesia's exports to Sri Lanka in the period reached US $364 million and the import value from Sri Lanka reached US$47.7 million.

The Indonesian Ambassador and the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka also talked about the commitment of both governments to strengthen bilateral cooperation, particularly by taking advantage of the momentum of the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Sri Lanka.