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Russia is a strategic and important partner for Indonesia. For almost 70 years, Indonesia and Russia have maintained, not only the bonds of friendship and close cooperation but also historical relations. This was conveyed by Coordinating Minister for the Economy Darmin Nasution at the reception of the 27th Russian National Day in Jakarta, Friday (06/28/2019). Minister Darmin Nasution underlined the importance of strengthening bilateral cooperation relations in the future. He said the two countries had benefited from several mechanisms for formal bilateral relations through 3 pillars of cooperation.

"Let me take this opportunity to underline the importance of strengthening future bilateral cooperation. We have been benefited from the several existing formal bilateral mechanism passing 3 pillars of cooperation namely political and security, economic trade, and investment, as well as social-cultural, " said Darmin Nasution.

Furthermore Coordinating Minister for the Economy Darmin Nasution the economic cooperation between the two countries that has been carried out includes, among others, strategic investments in infrastructure, energy, and transportation.

On the occasion, Darmin congratulated the National Day of the Russian Federation and hoped that the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries in February 2020 could further strengthen bilateral relations and partnerships that have been going on for a long time. (VOI / AHM)