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February
Indonesian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Meets the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Morocco
Written by Ani Hasanah
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia received a bilateral visit of Morocco's Deputy Foreign Minister, Mounia Boucetta at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jakarta, Tuesday, 13 February. To the reporter, A. M Fachir explained, in the meeting, they discussed the development of cooperation relations between the two countries. During the meeting, Morocco expressed its support to Indonesia to become a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UN).
"Yes this is a visit from the Secretary of State from Morocco, my counterpart, essentially we are trying to discuss how to promote relationships and cooperation. We are grateful to Morocco for supporting us to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council. Then that also we have no political problems, but we always work together on international issues. But bilaterally our challenge is how to translate that good in mutual cooperation, "A.M Fachir said.
A.M. Fachir added that in the meeting he also stressed the need to have an agreement between Indonesia and Morocco to facilitate Indonesian businessmen in Morocco. Indonesia itself in January has proposed a draft of Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) to Morocco. The draft agreement is scheduled to be discussed in the near future so that Indonesian businessmen in Morocco can improve their performance. According to A.M. Fachir,the latest data collected related to trade between Indonesia and Morocco, there was a significant decline in trading volume at 110,000 US Dollar, which previously reached 150,000 US Dollars. (VOI/Rezha/AHM)
February
President Jokowi & Queen Maxima Discuss Financial Inclusion
Written by Ani Hasanah
February
Queen Maxima To Assist In Expanding Financial Inclusion In Indonesia
Written by Nouvarah AhdibaQueen Maxima of the Netherlands, the United Nations Secretary General`s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, expressed readiness to assist in the expansion of financial inclusion in Indonesia.
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received a courtesy visit from Queen Maxima of the Netherlands at the Merdeka Palace here on Tuesday.
President Widodo and Queen Maxima discussed the expansion of financial inclusion.
"We have been discussing ways to improve the national strategy on financial inclusion, and I am happy to say that Indonesia has made many decisions," the Dutch queen stated.
She believed that the discussions had resulted in several programs to boost financial inclusion in Indonesia.
"Several Indonesians still do not have access to banks or financial services and are mostly in rural areas, especially those working in the agricultural sector," she pointed out.
Hence, the government should solve the problems.
This particularly holds significance in the era of technology where technological developments play an important role.
Queen Maxima held a discussion with President Widodo on the simplification of the system to encourage financial inclusion.
The Queen also expressed readiness to continue working with governments and the private sectors as well as banking and non-financial institutions in an attempt to advance financial inclusion across Indonesia.(antaranews)
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