Jakarta (Antara Bali) -- Director General for America and Europe of the Foreign Affairs Ministry Dian Triansyah Djani led the Indonesian delegation to the bilateral consultation forum with Nicaragua in the Latin American country on June 3 and 4.
"This is the first time high-ranking officials from Indonesia visited Nicaragua since the two nations established diplomatic ties in 1988," Djani said in a press statement released on Friday.
Foreign Affairs Minister of Nicaragua Samuel Santos Lopez had visited Indonesia on June 17 and 18 last year to sign several agreements and visit several ministries.
Djani and all members of the delegation wore batik clothes to the forum as part of cultural diplomatic efforts to better introduce the Indonesian batik industry to the Nicaraguan government.
The Indonesian delegation was greeted by Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister of Nicaragua Valdrack Jaentschke.
At the meeting, the two sides discussed a wide range of issues in the political, economic, trade, investment, social, cultural, tourism and sport fields, Djani stated.
The bilateral consultation forum was the first of its kind since both nations signed a memorandum of understanding on bilateral mechanism in 2013.
"The forum is concrete evidence of the Indonesian government's commitment to opening opportunities in non-traditional markets in Central America," he remarked.
Trade between Indonesia and Nicaragua reached US$13.8 million in 2014, with Nicaragua's main exports to Indonesia covering electronic appliances, tobacco, machines and textiles.
Nicaragua has the potential to cooperate with Indonesia in the development of the oil palm industry and in the processing of beef. Through the Nicaraguan Investment Promotion Board, the government of the Latin American nation has shown strong interest to forge concrete cooperation in the economic and trade sectors.
"Nicaragua has signed a number of free trade agreements with the United States and several Central and Latin American countries. The climate and culture of the Latin American community, which resemble those of Indonesia, enable Indonesian business agents to carry out businesses and invest (in Nicaragua)," Jaentschke affirmed. (WDY)
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"This is the first time high-ranking officials from Indonesia visited Nicaragua since the two nations established diplomatic ties in 1988," Djani said in a press statement released on Friday.
Foreign Affairs Minister of Nicaragua Samuel Santos Lopez had visited Indonesia on June 17 and 18 last year to sign several agreements and visit several ministries.
Djani and all members of the delegation wore batik clothes to the forum as part of cultural diplomatic efforts to better introduce the Indonesian batik industry to the Nicaraguan government.
The Indonesian delegation was greeted by Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister of Nicaragua Valdrack Jaentschke.
At the meeting, the two sides discussed a wide range of issues in the political, economic, trade, investment, social, cultural, tourism and sport fields, Djani stated.
The bilateral consultation forum was the first of its kind since both nations signed a memorandum of understanding on bilateral mechanism in 2013.
"The forum is concrete evidence of the Indonesian government's commitment to opening opportunities in non-traditional markets in Central America," he remarked.
Trade between Indonesia and Nicaragua reached US$13.8 million in 2014, with Nicaragua's main exports to Indonesia covering electronic appliances, tobacco, machines and textiles.
Nicaragua has the potential to cooperate with Indonesia in the development of the oil palm industry and in the processing of beef. Through the Nicaraguan Investment Promotion Board, the government of the Latin American nation has shown strong interest to forge concrete cooperation in the economic and trade sectors.
"Nicaragua has signed a number of free trade agreements with the United States and several Central and Latin American countries. The climate and culture of the Latin American community, which resemble those of Indonesia, enable Indonesian business agents to carry out businesses and invest (in Nicaragua)," Jaentschke affirmed. (WDY)
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