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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister of Economy Airlangga Hartarto said Australia, France and Turkey strongly support Indonesia’s 2022 G20 presidency. Airlangga is currently accompanying President Joko Widodo to the G20 summit in Rome, Italy, and concluded agreements with several countries in bilateral meetings with the Indonesian delegation.
First, in a meeting with Australian Prime Minister (PM) Scott Morrison. The two countries agreed that the issue of the digital economy should be discussed during Indonesia’s presidency of the G20 next year.
This reflection is particularly necessary so that the policies and regulations of the sector are not different from the conventional sector, especially in terms of digital platforms. “It is hoped that social media harassment will be regulated by platforms in a responsible and balanced manner,” Airlangga said in a written statement on Sunday, October 31, 2021.
In addition, discussions took place on energy and climate change. The discussion also addressed the issue of the availability and affordability of technology to accelerate the formation of a green energy system in Indonesia.
Second, in a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, they discussed cooperation in the field of major weapons systems (defense equipment) jointly produced by the two countries, including the involvement, availability and local content. France also supports Indonesia in the 2022 G20 presidency.
Airlangga said that the French president, who is currently also president of the European Union (EU), was invited by Jokowi to speed up talks on the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (UECEPA).
The cooperation is expected to increase Indonesian exports to Europe and vice versa. “Thus, Indonesia’s ‘share of the pie’ in Europe can increase. It is also hoped that with the Indonesian presidency of the G20, we will have high negotiating power, so we hope that there will be benefits for the country. resolve, â€Airlangga said.
Third, during a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Indonesian-Turkish CEPA cooperation was also discussed, especially regarding Indonesian crude palm oil (CPO).
Airlangga said the Indonesian CPO market was initially large in Turkey, but has now declined in value due to countries neighboring Indonesia that also have CEPAs. “So to bring it back, of course we have to speed this up. The president has tasked the trade minister to manage CEPA (with Turkey),” he said.
Finally, regarding MSMEs, Airlangga explained that this is a priority for Indonesia, as was revealed when President Jokowi delivered a speech at the G20 summit side event which discussed MSMEs and women-owned businesses.
“Several inclusive programs have been implemented, both in the form of the Mekaar, UMi, KUR program, as well as the integration of MSMEs into the digital sector involving 65 million MSMEs, and most of them (entrepreneurs) are women. For example, (Queen of the Netherlands) Queen Maxima took the example of inclusive activities in Indonesia, one of which was the digitalization of motorcycle taxis online, as well as Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi who also appreciated the different programs presented by the president, “he said.
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