MINSK, 28 July (BelTA) – Indonesia's East Kalimantan province seeks to attract Belarusian investment into its infrastructure, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Representatives of the Belarusian Embassy in Indonesia took part in a business forum on the economic potential of East Kalimantan and the opportunities of the markets of Central and Eastern Europe at the invitation of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the East Kalimantan Province Government.
Speaking at the forum were East Kalimantan Governor Awang Faroek Ishak, Indonesian diplomats, and also representatives of the Indonesian Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, the Embassies of Belarus and Russia in Indonesia, and the East Kalimantan Chamber of Commerce and Industry. “The participants discussed opportunities for developing mutual trade with Belarus and Russia and attracting investment into the infrastructure of the Indonesian province,” the press service said.
Representatives of the Belarusian Embassy met with Awang Faroek Ishak. The parties discussed matters related to the organization of a visit of the East Kalimantan Governor to Belarus, ways to boost the exports of Belarusian quarry machinery, tires and potash fertilizers to the Indonesian province, and establish cooperation in education.
