Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is pushing to increase the ASEAN-Canada partnership into a strategic partnership by presenting more concrete cooperation.
“Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific context can be used as one of the project launch between ASEAN and Canada,” President Jokowi said at the ASEAN-Canada Memorial Summit attended by ASEAN leaders and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Saturday, as reported explained the press office of the presidential secretariat received in Jakarta.
According to President Jokowi, security issues in the Indo-Pacific region are certainly very important. However, economic and development issues are no less important.
“The ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) has four priorities for cooperation, namely connectivity, maritime, achieving the SDGs (sustainable development goals) and investment trade. Canada can concretely become a partner of ASEAN in the implementation of the AOIP. “, said the president.
In 2023, Jokowi said, Indonesia will become the ASEAN Chairmanship and host the Indo-Pacific Infrastructure Forum.
“Indonesia invites Canada to participate in the forum,” said President Jokowi.
The president also said that it is more important to cooperate in a concrete and mutually beneficial way in the midst of this unfavorable world.
Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi and Minister Secretary of State Pratikno were also present to accompany President Jokowi to the summits of the ‘ASEAN and the United States.
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