Jakarta. Indonesia will helm the ASEAN bloc in 2023, and in the exact same year, Sweden will presume the chairmanship of the Council of the European Union. The green transition will likely become a big part of the collaboration as the 2 nations lead the world’s two major trading blocs, according to a Swedish envoy.
” As for the corresponding presidencies, we have not decided yet precisely[the area of cooperation] But absolutely, it will be close to a green shift,” Swedish ambassador to Indonesia Marina Berg stated at the Sweden-Indonesia Sustainability Partnership (SISP) occasion in Jakarta on Monday.
” This consists of looking for ways of collaboration much more efficiently, much deeper, and broader cooperation in the green transition,” Berg included.
According to Berg, the two presidencies– backed up by routine political dialogues between both nations– would work as a terrific chance to deepen political and business relations.
” We look forward to teaming up with the Indonesian government to identify concrete prospects of joint actions in areas of mutual interests,” she stated.
Per-Arne Hjelmborn, the director-general for trade at the Swedish Foreign Affairs Ministry, said that the 2023 EU-ASEAN presidencies might assist bolster the region-to-region partnership.
” Cooperation in lots of locations, but not least in connection and transport. Likewise to continue developing sustainable practices throughout the board,” Hjelmborn told the 2022 SISP conference.
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EU and ASEAN have actually inked a thorough arrangement on air transport, marking the very first world’s bloc-to-bloc cooperation of its kind.
” This agreement shows the growing aspiration to connect the European area with ASEAN,” Hjelmborn said.
The EU composed on its official site that the contract would open up more air transportation opportunities and improve direct connectivity in between the 2 regions while updating guidelines and standards for concerned flights.
Early next year, the Czech Republic will hand down the turning presidency over the Council of the EU to Sweden. Indonesia is taking over the 2023 ASEAN chair from Cambodia.
EU-Indonesia Free Trade Arrangement
Indonesia and the EU are presently working on an open market contract, which is expected to produce new market gain access to, among others. Negotiations for the free trade agreement have actually happened considering that2016
” We have been dealing with developing a free trade contract for a long time. That is, naturally, one of the problems for the Swedish presidency to take forward next year,” Berg stated.
EU-Indonesia held its l lth round of settlements in Nov.2021 The EU reported that both sides had reached a contract on the hygienic and phytosanitary matters (SPS) chapter.
The EU claimed that it was Indonesia’s fifth-largest trading partner in 2020.
