:strip_icc():format(jpeg)/kly-media-production/medias/4434333/original/086923900_1684562632-IMG-20230520-WA0081.jpg "During his meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau, Jokowi requests support for the realization of a Canadian investment in the IKN project")
Liputan6.com, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi has asked Canadian Prime Minister (PM) Justin Trudeau for his support regarding the economic cooperation agreement between the two countries. Including making investments in the construction of the Capital of the Archipelago (IKN) of East Kalimantan.
This was conveyed by Jokowi during a bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Rihga Royal Hotel, Hiroshima, Japan on Saturday (20/5/2023).
“Request Your Majesty’s support for the conclusion of the CEPA agreement between Indonesia and Canada, the realization of the investments of the Canadian Pension Fund which focus on the development of the capital of the archipelago, the development of a funding mechanism for feasibility study for the project virgin land in Indonesia,” Jokowi said in a press release from the presidential secretariat on Saturday (20/5/2023).
In addition, Jokowi also hopes that there will be an acceleration in the realization of the development of a green airport in North Kalimantan, the exploration and beneficiation of rare earth metals and the establishment of a bilateral working group.
Jokowi also appreciated the support of G7 countries, including Canada, in helping Indonesia’s energy transition.
“I hope $20 billion in financial support can be realized immediately, but not in the form of debt,” he said.
Regarding food security, Jokowi pushes for the establishment of an agreement between the Indonesian BUMN and the Canadian Commercial Corporation concerning the supply of potash and wheat.
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