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First information is “Establishing Cooperation, 3 Sudanese Businesspeople visit PT INKA.”

Three business people who joined in Sudanese Engineer Association visited Indonesian state-owned enterprise, PT INKA’s train factory in Madiun, East Java on Thursday (9/1). Accompanied by PT INKA President Director Budi Noviantoro, the Sudanese businesspeople saw directly the facilities and potentials of Indonesian-made train industry products. One of the businesspeople said that the train produced by PT INKA is very appropriate for climate in Sudan. In the end of the visit, both parties made informal agreement to keep pursuing cooperation potential of rejuvenating Sudan’s train sector. This visit itself was follow-up of a meeting between Sudanese businesspeople and PT INKA President Director in Jakarta last week, facilitated by Indonesian Embassy in Khartoum. Four countries joined in MIKTA, namely Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, and Turkey expressed their concern for bushfire in Australia. The concern was conveyed by four countries’ foreign affairs ministers as published on Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry’s website on Friday (10/1). The four foreign ministers expressed sympathy and deepest grief for those who lost family members, and expected speedy recovery for all affected people. The ministers hoped the bushfire could be controlled immediately. Until early January 2020, around 10 million hectares of land, park, and housing were burnt. Data collected by Australian authority until January 9 2020 showed that at least, 27 people died because of this natural disaster. Most of the casualties were firefighters.

Diplomatic Corner with, “Japan Committed being Key Partner for Indonesia’s Priority Sector Development.

Indonesia welcomed the commitment of Japan to keep being key partner for Indonesian priority sector development. That was affirmed by Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister to Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu in the 7^th Indonesia-Japan Strategic Dialogue in Jakarta on Friday (10/1). In his first visit to Indonesia, Minister Toshimitsu agreed to support Indonesian government’s priorities in economy and human resource development. In economy, besides increasing investment and trade cooperation, both foreign ministers also agreed to intensify the development of Integrated Fisheries and Maritime Center in six Indonesian outermost islands. Especially for Natuna, besides fishery industry, Japan will support the grant of fishery surveillance ship and tourism industry development.