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The Government of Indonesia and the Government of Turkey signed a cooperation contract between the private sectors in the series of organizing the G20 Summit.

Several collaborations witnessed by the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono were carried out starting from the construction of toll roads to defense.

For the construction of the Trans Sumatra toll road it was signed by Operations Director III PT Hutama Karya Koentjoro. As well as Deputy President of the Board of Directors of ERG Insaat Ticaret ve Sanayi Mustafa Sani Erbilgin.

PUPR Ministry spokesperson Endra S. Atmawidjaja said Turkey has good experience and mastery of technology in toll road construction. So, this collaboration is very appropriate as a step to continue the construction of the Trans Sumatra toll road.

"For this reason, we hope that this MoU will not stop here, but can produce output and real impact for Indonesia," said Endra, Tuesday (15/11/2022).

Meanwhile, the electric bus production cooperation was signed by the Co-Founder of PT Scahmindo Perkasa Roberto Pangasian. Followed by the CEO of Karsan Otomotiv Sanayii ve Ticaret Okan Bas.

There is also cooperation in the field of defense signed by the Indonesian Minister of Defense (Menhan) Prabowo Subianto and Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar. Then, the MoU on research, technology and innovation collaboration by the Head of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Laksana Tri Handoko and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.

"After being planned since 2020 and having been hampered by the Covid-19 pandemic, these cooperation contracts can be realized. Hopefully they can be implemented soon to improve the welfare of Indonesian and Turkish citizens," said Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto in his remarks. (RRI)