00:00INDONESIA'S COORDINATOR FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
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00:07Indonesia's economy has once again expanded its cooperation with the UK.
00:11The new Minister of Infrastructure and Rural Development
00:14announced that Indonesia has agreed to work on a project
00:17to accelerate sustainable infrastructure development
00:20with the UK government.
00:23INDONESIA'S COORDINATOR FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
00:26Minister of Infrastructure and Rural Development,
00:29Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, said
00:31the UK-UK partnership with the Melaju platform
00:33is one of the government's ambitions
00:35in terms of transformation in infrastructure.
00:37In fact, this can generate new collaboration
00:40in the field of sustainable development bilaterally.
00:44According to AHI, over the past decade,
00:46Indonesia has allocated hundreds of billions of US dollars
00:49for infrastructure.
00:51Collaboration with the private sector, international partners,
00:53and innovative funding solutions are very important.
00:56Infrastructure is considered as the backbone
00:58of national economic growth.
01:02Melaju.
01:03Melaju comes from the spirit
01:06that we want to accelerate the speed
01:10initiated by the two countries,
01:15namely the UK government
01:19and the Indonesian government,
01:21in terms of sustainable infrastructure.
01:26Because this has just been launched,
01:28it will be followed by more technical discussions
01:35involving various stakeholders.
01:38Once again, the infrastructure is complex,
01:41from the land to the budget
01:46that has to be prepared for development,
01:48sustainability, and so on.
01:52On the other hand,
01:53in addition to promoting fair and even economic development,
01:56the government sees cooperation with the UK
01:58as a strategic effort
01:59to overcome environmental challenges together.
02:03From Jakarta, Wenda Nura,
02:05Jemmy Jassin, IDX Channel, reported.
02:13Meanwhile, the British Minister
02:14for Indo-Pacific, Catherine West,
02:16confirmed her visit to Indonesia
02:18to strengthen bilateral relations
02:20through the launch of new initiatives
02:22and the discussion of strategic partnership
02:24between Indonesia and the UK.
02:26The British government estimates that Indonesia
02:27has the potential for advanced,
02:29massive, and sustainable development.
02:35The British Minister for Indo-Pacific, Catherine West,
02:37made an official visit to Indonesia
02:39from 20 to 23 January 2025.
02:44The visit was to strengthen bilateral relations
02:46through the launch of new initiatives
02:48and the discussion of strategic partnership
02:51between the two countries.
02:52The British-Indonesian Collaboration Initiative
02:55as an effort to build a safe, sustainable
02:58economic cooperation
02:59and support Indonesia's annual growth target
03:03of 8%.
03:05And it's a real pleasure also to see the thriving partnership
03:10which our wonderful ambassador
03:12and our very able team have brought together
03:15with the minister,
03:17with the guru on public works,
03:21and with all of the expertise
03:24that comes from both our private sector,
03:26working very closely together
03:28with public sector partners.
03:31And Melaju, the new sustainable infrastructure platform
03:34which we're launching today,
03:35embodies the strong dynamic collaboration
03:38between our two nations.
03:41As Indonesia strives to deliver its vision
03:43for a golden 2045,
03:45and we all work to achieve net zero emissions
03:49over the globe,
03:50the infrastructure sector has a vital role to play.
03:54The British-Indonesian partnership grows stronger
03:57through bilateral relations
03:58to achieve strategic partnership
04:00which together will create a future
04:03that is more fair, safe, and sustainable
04:06for the British and Indonesia.
04:08From Jakarta, Wenda Nura, Jamie Jasin, IDX Channel.
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