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The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (KBRI) in Russia in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation held a virtual business forum with the theme Russia-Indonesia Online Business Forum: "Digital Economy and Tourism Investment Opportunities" on Tuesday (16/3).  The forum aims at approaching Indonesian and Russian businesspeople and boosting bilateral relations in the field of digital economy and tourism investment. The event was opened by Deputy Minister for Economic Development of Russia, Vladimir Ilichyov. He expressed the hope of a productive dialogue among the businesspeople of both countries.  Indonesian Ambassador to Russia and Belarus, Jose Tavares in a statement received by Antara News Agency in Jakarta, Wednesday (17/03) explained that the business forum was an opportunity to encourage digital economic cooperation of both countries.

Moreover, he further said that the forum was also an opportunity to promote Indonesian tourism investment in Russia due to the huge potential for cooperation between the two countries.  Ambassador Jose Tavares also expressed his hope that the business forum can produce mutually beneficial collaboration between the business communities of the two countries to promote economic cooperation between Indonesia and Russia.  Meanwhile, Russian Ambassador to Indonesia, Lyudmila Vorobieva mentioned the bright prospects for the information and communication technology (ICT) sector between Indonesia and Russia in supporting education, data security and banking.