KARACHI: Consul General of Indonesia Dr. Jun Kuncoro Hadiningrat has said that Indonesia wants to further develop trade and economic relations with Pakistan by boosting cooperation between the business communities and encourages linkages between the youth of both the brotherly countries.
Exchanging views at a meeting during his visit to the Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI), the Indonesia CG said that Indonesia was also keen to promote cooperation in the IT sector hence, a webinar titled “Indonesia-Pakistan IT Updates – The Development and Challenges” was organized recently under the auspices of Indonesian Consulate which was a big breakthrough in which the IT experts from both sides stressed the need to promote digital economy between the two countries.
President KCCI Muhammad Idrees, Senior Vice President Abdul Rehman Naqi, Vice President Qazi Zahid Hussain, Former President Majyd Aziz and KCCI Managing Committee Members were also present at the meeting.
Indonesian Consul General stated that Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Indonesia and Pakistan when materialized will certainly be a great initiative and advised the business community of KCCI to enlist the products that have the potential to increase the bilateral trade.
The Indonesian CG also highlighted the importance of education cooperation as one of the instruments in promoting bilateral relations between Indonesia and Pakistan, especially in terms of people-to-people contact so that they could understand each other’s culture.
He was of the opinion that cooperation between Indonesian and Pakistani universities will pave the way for more inclusive bilateral relations in the academia and education sectors of both countries. “We need to promote interaction between the younger generation of both countries as they don’t know much about each other”, he said and appealed KCCI to look into the possibility of promoting such interactions as well.
