Jakarta (Antara) - The government of Indonesia will discuss about Batam area's development during President Joko Widodo's (Jokowi's) state visit to Singapore on July 28-29.
"I will focus on discussing about the development in Batam and Bintan Karimun since we have never placed weightage on them for years," President Jokowi stated at the Halim Perdanakusumah Airport in Jakarta, on Tuesday.
President Jokowi sees several areas of potential in Batam that should be developed for promoting national economic growth.
"We expect to sign some agreements with Singapore," he noted.
The president also remarked that Indonesia will give heed to what Singapore needs in order to invest in the development in Batam area.
"The most important thing is that the development of Batam and its surrounding area must be continued. I do not want it to be stagnant," he emphasized.
During his visit to Singapore, President Widodo is accompanied by Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Sofjan Djalil, Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi, Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Minister Yuddy Chrisnandy, and Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Imam Nahrawi.
Currently, Singapore is one of Indonesia's key partners in the sectors of trade, investment, and tourism.
In 2014, bilateral trade between Indonesia and Singapore amounted to US$41.99 billion, the second-largest after that with China.
In the investment sector, Singapore ranked first in the last five years, with as many as 2,056 projects worth US$5.8 billion last year. (*)
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"I will focus on discussing about the development in Batam and Bintan Karimun since we have never placed weightage on them for years," President Jokowi stated at the Halim Perdanakusumah Airport in Jakarta, on Tuesday.
President Jokowi sees several areas of potential in Batam that should be developed for promoting national economic growth.
"We expect to sign some agreements with Singapore," he noted.
The president also remarked that Indonesia will give heed to what Singapore needs in order to invest in the development in Batam area.
"The most important thing is that the development of Batam and its surrounding area must be continued. I do not want it to be stagnant," he emphasized.
During his visit to Singapore, President Widodo is accompanied by Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Sofjan Djalil, Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi, Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Minister Yuddy Chrisnandy, and Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Imam Nahrawi.
Currently, Singapore is one of Indonesia's key partners in the sectors of trade, investment, and tourism.
In 2014, bilateral trade between Indonesia and Singapore amounted to US$41.99 billion, the second-largest after that with China.
In the investment sector, Singapore ranked first in the last five years, with as many as 2,056 projects worth US$5.8 billion last year. (*)
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