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Indonesian Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning, Head of the National Land Agency, Sofyan Djalil, Thursday in Jakarta, expressed the commitment of the Indonesian government to continue to improve its cooperative relations with Mexico. He said this when delivering his remarks at the 208th Mexican Independence Day celebrations and at the same time commemorating the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Mexico. Minister Sofyan Djalil said that although good relations between the two countries had been running for 65 years, there was still plenty of room to be used to continue to expand cooperation between the two countries, especially in the economic sector and people to people contact.

“In the past 65 years, our bilateral relationship has been characterized by deep understanding and mutual respect. We have learned about the benefits of our people. Indonesia is committed to working together to strengthen our relations for the prosperity of our people,” said Sofyan Djalil.

Furthermore Minister Sofyan Djalil said that the Indonesian government also appreciated the good relations between Indonesia and Mexico which are active in various international forums. According to him, Indonesia and Mexico always work together in the bilateral, regional and multilateral framework. Sofyan Djalil explained that this relationship was based on the same interests shared by the two countries in the form of hospitality and adherence to family values. Until 2017, the trade value between Indonesia and Mexico reached 1.2 billion US dollars. This number increased by 21.5 percent compared to the previous year. (VOI/ANDY/AHM)