Japanese Prime Minister Kishita Kishita said at a joint press conference that the two of them reiterated to cooperate in the Indo -Pacific region that are free and open, and Japan's vowing will help strengthen the maritime safety of the region.Indonesian President Zoko announced that it has canceled all food import restrictions on seven counties in Japan after the 2011 Fukushima Nuclear accident.
(Tokyo Composite Electric) Japan and Indonesia agreed to cooperate in many areas such as energy and maritime safety. The Japanese Self -Defense Force will also go to Indonesia for the first time in Indonesia to participate in the "Kobe Shield" military exercise.
Indonesia President Zoko visited Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday (July 27), and held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Kishita.The two reached an agreement on cooperation between Japan and Indonesia in many fields.
Kishida Wenxiong said at a joint press conference that the two reiterated to cooperate in the Indo -Pacific region that are free and open, and Japan vowed to help strengthen maritime safety in the region.
He said that from August 1st, the Japanese Self -Defense Force will participate in joint military exercises codenamed "Garuda Shield" in Indonesia in the United States and Australia.This is also the first time that Japan has participated in the annual military exercise held by Indonesia and the United States.
According to the US Embassy in Indonesia, the scope and scale of this military exercise is expected to be significantly larger than in previous years. Canada, France, India, South Korea and other countries will also participate as observer countries.
Japan will also provide a loan of 43.6 billion yen (about 442 million yuan) to the Indonesian government for infrastructure projects and disaster prevention.
The two countries agree to revise the India Economic Partner Agreement
Zokko confirmed that the two countries in India agreed to revise the Indonesian -Japanese economic partner agreement, and the revised version of the agreement will be signed during the 20th G20 (G20) summit held in November.
Zoko requires Japan to reduce or cancel tariffs on some products such as tuna, bananas, and yellow pears in Indonesia, and allow Indonesian mango products to enter the Japanese market.
According to data from the International Monetary Fund, in 2020, Indonesia's total imports from Japan were US $ 9.2 billion (about S $ 12.7 billion), and the total exports to Japan were US $ 14.5 billion.
Zoko also welcomed the strategic infrastructure projects of the two countries, and asked Japan to accelerate the completion of these projects, including the Jakarta Metro Project, the Westbabia Industrial Project, and the Patimban port of West Java.
Zoko also announced on the same day that Indonesia has canceled all food import restrictions on seven counties in Japan after the 2011 Fukushima Nuclear accident.Kishida Wenxiong thanked this and said that the news would encourage the people in the affected area.
Zoko also expressed condolences on the death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination on July 8th, saying that Abe's assistance to promote bilateral relations became a strategic partnership.
On the 26th, Zoko visited China, Japan, and South Korea. The first station went to Beijing to meet with Chinese official and Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang.South Korea.
According to the US Embassy in Indonesia, the scope and scale of this military exercise (Kobe Shield) are expected to be significantly larger than in previous years. Canada, France, India, South Korea and other countries will also participate as observer countries.
