Indonesia and Turkey ink government-to-government and two business-to-business agreements on Monday (November 14, 2022). (ANTARA/HO-KBRI Ankara)

In accordance with the President Joko Widodo’s directives, there have been several important agreements between the business world (of the two countries) that have entered the final process. One of them involves making electric buses and toll roads

INDONESIA and Turkey signed several  strategic government-to-government and two business-to-business agreements on Monday 14th November 2022.

An Antara News agency reported: “In accordance with the President’s directives, there are several important agreements between the business world (of the two countries) that we have so far encouraged and now, it has entered the final process. But only two agreements are ready to be signed,” Indonesian Ambassador to Turkey Lalu M. Iqbal informed in a written statement released on Monday.

The two nations will soon focus on realizing the agreements they have signed and accelerating the signing of agreements that are currently under discussion. The two business-to-business agreements inked by the two countries cover the joint production of electric buses by Karsan of Turkey and PT Schahmindo Perkasa (Credo Group) of Indonesia and the construction of the Trans-Sumatra Toll Road by PT Hutama Karya of Indonesia and Turkish contractor ERG Insaat.

President Joko Widodo took note of the signing of the agreements during bilateral talks with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyib Erdogan, at the Apurva Kempinski in Bali on Monday.

For the complete report by Antara News click here.