Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Photo: The President's Secretariat) |
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indonesian President Joko Widodo met on Friday to strike deals in trade, investment, and infrastructure. They agreed to push up negotiations on the Indonesia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (IJEPA), ease trade barriers, and open the Indonesia market for more Japan’s agro-fishery products. A Memorandum of Understanding on tighter cooperation in environmental protection and training of Indonesian migrant workers will be finalized soon.
Japan is Indonesia’s third biggest market and fifth major investor.