Indonesia, Türkiye Ink Cooperation in Several Sectors

President Prabowo and President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan oversee the signing and handing over of MoUs between the Governments of Indonesia and Türkiye, at the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java province, on Wednesday (2/12). (Photo by: BPMI of Presidential Secretariat)

Following a bilateral meeting between President Prabowo Subianto and President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, both leaders oversaw the signing and handing over of MoUs between the Governments of Indonesia and Türkiye at the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java province, on Wednesday (2/12).

“During the meeting, we discussed various cooperations that are in line with the national priorities of both countries,” President Prabowo said in his statement.

Meanwhile, President Erdoğan, in a joint press statement, said that Indonesia and Türkiye have mutually agreed to strengthen cooperation in several fields including defense, energy, and education.

“We have inked approximately 12 agreements, including agreements in the fields of energy, health, agriculture, defense industry, communications, and education. In the meantime, we have also received joint statements that we have signed together,” President Erdogan said.

Thirteen cooperation documents that have been agreed upon by the two countries are as follows:

1. Memorandum of Understanding between Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia and Head of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye on cooperation in the field of religious services and education;
2. Memorandum of Cooperation between Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia and Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Türkiye in the field of energy and mineral resources;
3. Memorandum of Understanding between Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia and the Council of Higher Education of the Republic of Türkiye on cooperation in the field of higher education;
4. Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Government of the Republic of Türkiye on cooperation in the field of health and medical science;
5. Memorandum of Understanding between Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Indonesia and Secretariat of Defence Industries of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye on strategic cooperation in the field of defense industry;
6. Memorandum of Understanding between Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia and Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Türkiye on enhancing cooperation in the field of trade;
7. Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Government of the Republic of Türkiye on cooperation in agriculture;
8. Letter of Intent between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Government of the Republic of Türkiye on investment promotion and facilitation;
9. Memorandum of Understanding between Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Indonesia and Ministry of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Türkiye on the establishment of a joint committee for industrial cooperation;
10. Joint venture agreement between Republikorp and Baykar for the manufacturing of a drone factory in Indonesia;
11. Cooperation protocol between Turkish Radio Television Corporation (TRT) and Indonesian Public Television Broadcaster (LPP TVRI) in the field of television;
12. Memorandum of Understanding between Turkish Radio Television Corporation (TRT) and Indonesian Public Radio Broadcaster Radio Republik Indonesia (LPP RRI) in the field of radio; and
13. Cooperation agreement between Anadolu Ajansı (AA) and Antara Indonesia News Agency.
    (BPMI of Presidential Secretariat/ABD) (FI/MMB)