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Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –
Coordinating Minister of Investments and Maritime Affairs (Menko Marves) Luhut Binsar Panjaitan I met the president of the United States Donald trump at the White House on Tuesday (11/17) yesterday.
In a statement issued in Jakarta on Wednesday (11/18), Luhut explained that the meeting was held to convey President Jokowi’s greetings and thanks for Trump’s support for the cooperation between Indonesia and the United States so far.
“I, on behalf of President Joko Widodo, would like to express my gratitude and appreciation to President Donald Trump. Regardless of the official results of the US elections, the friendship is yet to be maintained,” he said in a statement issued in Jakarta on Wednesday ( 11/18).
In addition, the meeting was also held to express the gratitude of the Indonesian government for providing import duty exemptions or GSP facilities for various Indonesian export products to the United States.
For information, the United States, through its Office of Trade Representatives (USTR), decided some time ago to extend the provision of import duty exemptions for Indonesian products.
Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said the decision was made after the USTR conducted a review of the GSP facility for 2.5 years since March 2018. The review has been conducted since the administration of the President of States. United, Donald Trump.
Retno says that since its enactment in 1980, there have been 3,572 positions classified by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (GST) in Harmonized System (HS) level 8-digit tariff exemption through the GSP scheme 3,572 tariff posts.
[Gambas:Video CNN]According to him, this is concrete proof of the government’s commitment to bilateral relations and trade between Indonesia and the United States. The United States itself, he continued, is Indonesia’s second-largest non-oil export destination country after China.
In addition to Trump, during the visit, Luhut also met with
The Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence, in his office. During the meeting, Pence offered a joint cooperation for vaccine production between US and Indonesian companies.
Luhut also met with National Security Advisor (NSA) Robert O’Brien. During the meeting, Luhut discussed the strategic partnerships between Indonesia and the United States in the fields of defense and technology, as well as exchanged views on global geopolitics.
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