Jakarta – British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab undertook a see to Indonesia on Wednesday to meet President Joko Widodo and Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi to deliberate on undertakings to take bilateral ties to the next level.
The trio would go over problems on the COVID-19 pandemic, peace and security cooperation, as well as actions to heighten trade partnership, worth ₤ 2.7 billion each year, between the UK and Indonesia.
Raab was likewise scheduled to hold a conference with Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin to talk about the significance of global cooperation in pandemic readiness in addition to bilateral cooperation in the health field, including in telemedicine, investigates through the UK’s Newton Fund, and genome sequencing through the UK’s Fleming Fund.
This was his fourth visit to Southeast Asia as foreign minister as well as the foremost see since the publication of the Integrated Review, the British Embassy kept in mind in a declaration here on Wednesday.
Foreign Minister Raab’s see signals Britain’s keenness to strengthen relations with countries in the region, according to the embassy.
This year, numerous British ships, which belong to the British Carrier Strike Group, led by HMS Queen Elizabeth, will start their first see to the area.
” We are deepening our trade relationship. Release of the Carrier Strike Group marks the beginning of a new age of cooperation in the defense sector. The UK is purchasing long-lasting collaborations as a force for good in the region,” Raab specified.
Meanwhile, British Ambassador to Indonesia Owen Jenkins stated that this visit would reinforce the existing sound ties between the UK and Indonesia and was testament to Britain’s determination to direct its attention mainly on the Indo-Pacific area.
” We have created bilateral cooperation for advancement in different fields. This go to will explore where we can do more, and we are optimistic of making great development,” Jenkins specified.
After the visit to Indonesia, Raab will head to Brunei-Darussalam, the current ASEAN chairman, on Thursday (Apr 8), to talk about trade, climate, and security issues.
He will thereafter partake in the second UK-ASEAN ministerial dialog to check out the status of a Discussion Partner for Britain prior to going back to the UK aboard a new British Air Force aircraft, the Voyager.
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