Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia and Mexico reacheda series of cooperation agreements at their recent 8th bilateralconsultation forum.
At the August 29 event, the sides agreed to enhancejoint works in various fields, including trade, investment, people-to-peopleexchange, education, and tourism.
Both welcomed the establishment of three cooperative programmes– a collaboration related to Halal products between the Indonesian Ministry ofReligious Affairs and the Mexican Secretariat of Agriculture and LocalDevelopment, as well as those between the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce andIndustry (Kadin) and the Mexican Business Council for Foreign Trade, Investmentand Technology (COMCE) and between Kadin and the US-Mexico Chamber of Commerce(USMCOC).
Mexico affirmed support for Indonesia's role as thechair of ASEAN and MIKTA Chair in 2023, following its successful tenure as theG20 Chair last year. MIKTA is an informal consultation and coordinationplatform among Mexico, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Türkiye, and Australia.
According to the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs,Mexico currently ranks as the Southeast Asian nation’s 5th largest tradingpartner, the 2nd largest export market, and the 2nd largest trade surplus contributorin the Americas. Both countries are members of G20 and MIKTA, sharing commoninterests as developing nations./.
At the August 29 event, the sides agreed to enhancejoint works in various fields, including trade, investment, people-to-peopleexchange, education, and tourism.
Both welcomed the establishment of three cooperative programmes– a collaboration related to Halal products between the Indonesian Ministry ofReligious Affairs and the Mexican Secretariat of Agriculture and LocalDevelopment, as well as those between the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce andIndustry (Kadin) and the Mexican Business Council for Foreign Trade, Investmentand Technology (COMCE) and between Kadin and the US-Mexico Chamber of Commerce(USMCOC).
Mexico affirmed support for Indonesia's role as thechair of ASEAN and MIKTA Chair in 2023, following its successful tenure as theG20 Chair last year. MIKTA is an informal consultation and coordinationplatform among Mexico, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Türkiye, and Australia.
According to the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs,Mexico currently ranks as the Southeast Asian nation’s 5th largest tradingpartner, the 2nd largest export market, and the 2nd largest trade surplus contributorin the Americas. Both countries are members of G20 and MIKTA, sharing commoninterests as developing nations./.
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