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The Provincial Government of East Java is exploring cooperation in the fields of tourism, human resources, and trade with the United States. This was revealed after a meeting of Indonesia's Deputy Ambassador to the United States, Iwan Freddy Hari Susanto with East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa in Surabaya, East Java, Tuesday (01/14/2020).

Iwan expressed, for the field of tourism, the money spent by Americans for vacation is huge. In addition, American tourists averagely spend long time visits. During the meeting, Indonesian Deputy Ambassador to the United States, Iwan Freddy Hari Susanto also specifically discussed efforts to improve human resources in East Java, through a series of cooperation programs offered in the United States.

"On the other hand, one very specific thing we discussed together is related to efforts to improve human resources in East Java, through a series of cooperation programs offered by the United States, because human resources is one of the priority programs of the Indonesian government and is also a major concern of East Java Governor, it is indeed one thing that we must explore properly, we are improving various cooperation programs," said Iwan Freddy Hari Susanto.

Meanwhile, the Governor of East Java, Khofifah Indar Parawansa hopes that this collaboration will be continued systemically and synergistically. She suggested, for cooperation in the trade sector, there would be a meeting between the sellers and the buyers. Khofifah hopes that the coordination to realize cooperation by expanding the East Java product market to America can be maximized soon. (RRI Surabaya / ANIK / AHM)