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Minister Trevelyan when met with Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto accompanied by British Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor Leste, Dominique Jermey - 

Voinews, Jakarta - UK Minister of State for Indo Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan visit Jakarta on 28-29 February 2024 and will meet with Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi to discuss bilateral relations as the UK and Indonesia mark their 75 th anniversary of diplomatic relations this year. 

Mrs Trevelyan will also meet with Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto to talk about economic affairs including UK support for Indonesia’s application – as the first country in Southeast Asia, in OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) membership.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Thursday (29/02/24), Minister Trevelyan is scheduled to meet with Deputy Minister for Communications and Informatics Nezar Patria to discuss ways to collaborate further on digital transformation and countering disinformation.

And, in a demonstration of the impact the UK is having across the ASEAN region as an ASEAN Dialogue Partner, the Minister will meet partners, including UN Women and the ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation, collaborating on the UK’s flagship ASEAN programme on Women, Peace and Security. 

Minister Trevelyan will attend the signing of an MoU between Infrastructure Export UK (IE:UK), a partnership between the UK Department for Business and Trade and the UK’s leading infrastructure firms, and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) on sustainable infrastructure opportunities in the New Capital City.

“This is a great moment to return to Indonesia as we celebrate our 75 th anniversary of diplomatic relations this year. Indonesia matters to the UK. I am keen to explore ways to collaborate further and discuss plans on how the UK’s support can pave the way for Indonesia to reach its ambitious goals on economic development, digital transformation, regional stability and for the New Capital of Nusantara (IKN)", She said. 

Minister Trevelyan added that Indonesia also hosts the ASEAN Secretariat. The UK became an ASEAN Dialogue Partner in 2021 and the relationship between the continues to thrive, with close cooperation on a range of issues, including health security, education, climate change, and economic integration across the region//VOI