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VOI, Jakarta - Indonesia on Monday established data and cybersecurity cooperation with Lithuania to improve digital infrastructure.

Indonesia is open to discussing potential cooperation considering Lithuania's superiority in digital infrastructure, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, said.

"The Indonesian government wants to develop cooperation in data protection and copyright," he informed in a statement released here on Tuesday.

One of Indonesia's focuses under the collaboration is ensuring zero blank spots on all islands in Indonesia. To achieve this, the digital sector needs to be strengthened through collaboration with other countries.

Blank spots are areas that have no signal due to the absence of telecommunications towers.

Hartarto also expressed the hope that Lithuania would support Indonesia's accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), including by sharing experiences with Indonesia.

Lithuanian Foreign Affairs Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said that Lithuania is ready to support Indonesia's bid to become an OECD member.

"The Lithuanian government is ready to support Indonesia to fulfill all accession requirements as an OECD member. We are ready to help carry out training, send experts, and form a consultation group with Indonesia," said Minister Landsbergis.

Lithuania also expressed interest in collaborating with Indonesia in the dairy sector. The Lithuanian dairy company is ready to fulfill the requirements that apply in Indonesia, he said.

The two ministers also discussed efforts to accelerate the completion of the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Partnership Agreement (IEU CEPA) negotiations, which are currently still on.

Indonesia and Lithuania believe that the IEU CEPA agreement can encourage improved economic relations between Indonesia and the European Union.

Minister Landsbergis also conveyed the plan of the Lithuanian industrialists association to forge cooperation with the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin).

"The signing of the agreement will be a good start for both parties to increase economic cooperation in the future," he said.(Antaranews)