Belarus expects Indonesia to open embassy in Minsk

        Belarus expects Indonesia to open its embassy in Minsk, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with Speaker of the Regional Representative Council of the People’s Consultative Assembly of Indonesia Irman Gusman.
     In his words, Belarus and Indonesia are longtime partners. The head of state stressed that there is a huge potential for trade and economic cooperation.    
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      “During my visit to Indonesia in 2013 we reached an agreement to shift from simple trade to cooperation ties between the two countries.
      Our machine-building companies are ready to enter the market of Indonesia, set up joint companies. Joint companies could be a serious step forward in the Belarusian-Indonesian contacts.
The enhancement of interregional cooperation could generate serious progress in the Belarusian-Indonesian interaction as well. Interregional cooperation always brings good results.
      The next session of the Belarusian-Indonesian joint commission for trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation will take place at the beginning of summer. The topics that we have explored in recent years and the agreements reached during the parliamentary visit of the Indonesian delegation should be on the agenda of this session.”