JAKARTA Bilateral relations between Indonesia and Brazil are entering a new phase through the signing of eight strategic cooperation agreements witnessed directly by the President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto and the President of the Brazilian Federative Republic Luiz In laycio Lula da Silva at the State Palace, Jakarta, Thursday, October 23.
The two leaders previously held a bilateral meeting and a warm bilateral meeting. On that occasion, President Prabowo expressed his appreciation for Lula’s state visit which was a follow-up to her return visit to Brasilia last July. He considered this visit to be a symbol of the close friendship and concrete cooperation between the two countries.
The visit resulted in eight memorandums of understanding and a memorandum of strategic cooperation covering various important fields. The first field is energy and mining that focuses on developing new and renewable energy and exchanging technology for natural resource exploration.
The second field is related to science and technology through research partnerships between Indonesian and Brazilian research institutions to strengthen innovation in the strategic sector. Third, cooperation in agriculture, especially in increasing food productivity, tropical plant research, and animal disease control.
The fourth agreement includes statistical cooperation between the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) and similar institutions in Brazil to strengthen data exchange and statistical methodology. Fifth, cooperation in the field of agricultural quarantine involving the Indonesian Quarantine Agency to facilitate exports-imports of animal and plant products with higher food safety standards.
The sixth field involves a business partnership between the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN) and Brazilian employers’ associations to encourage two-way investment. Seventh, cooperation between national energy companies such as PLN and Pertamina and Brazilian business entities in the green energy and biofuel sectors.
Meanwhile, the eighth field includes collaboration in vocational education and training aimed at expanding student exchanges and experts in the strategic industrial sector.
The agreement was signed by a number of ministries, institutions, and business entities from both countries, including the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), the Indonesian Quarantine Agency, and BPS.
Through these eight agreements, Indonesia and Brazil affirm their commitment to deepen strategic partnerships, strengthen economic, science and innovation collaboration, and encourage sustainable development that is mutually beneficial for the two countries.
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