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(ANTARA News) - Indonesia and Finland have underscored the importance of
renewable energy cooperation between the two countries in the framework of
their Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP), Foreign Affairs Minister Marty
Natalegawa said here on Tuesday.
Speaking to
the press after a bilateral meeting with visiting Finnish European Affairs and
Foreign Trade Minister Alexander Stubb, Marty said they discussed the
importance of the two countries` renewable energy cooperation.
"Besides,
Indonesia and Finland also agreed to enhance trade and investment relations
between the two countries," Marty said, adding that the two countries had
signed their EEP accord on February 14, 2011.
Marty said
the EEP program was intended to reduce green house gas emissions and the impact
of climate change by way of providing modern energy that was easily accessible
and reliable in rural areas and usable in the industrial sector.
To make the
program a success, the Finnish government had extended a 4-million-euro grant to
the Indonesian government to promote renewable energy, energy efficiency, and
investment in clean energy technology.
"In
addition, Indonesia has also asked for Finland`s support for its Master Plan
for the Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesia`s Economic Development
(MP3EI)," Marty said.
Meanwhile,
Alexander Stubb said the two countries cooperation in various fields had great
potential to be improved.
"This
is so because besides its strong economic development, Indonesia is also a
member of G-20," Stubb said.
He added
that Finland was very much dependent on its trade sector which accounted for 40
percent of the country`s gross domestic product (GDP).
"But
the contribution of our exports (to GDP) is only 0.2 percent and therefore
Finland wants to step up cooperation with Indonesia whose exports accont for 25
percent of GDP ," Stubb said.
Accompanied
by a 30-strong business delegation, Stubb had come to Indonesia to step up
trade and investment relations with Indonesia.
Editor: Suryanto
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