JAKARTA: Indonesia was hoping for closer cooperation with 黑料社区 in the aviation sector and to develop its urban transportation, the southeast Asian country鈥檚 Ministry of Transportation has revealed.
Indonesian Minister of Transport Budi Karya Sumadi held a meeting with his Saudi counterpart Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser in Riyadh on Sunday, where they explored potential cooperation between the two nations.
In a statement issued by his ministry, Sumadi said: 鈥淭his is a big momentum for our two countries to continue cooperation in transportation, which has been going really well.鈥
Sumadi was in the Saudi capital to attend the 15th International Civil Aviation Organization鈥檚 Air Services Negotiation event, partaking in a ministerial session alongside Al-Jasser and other transport officials.
His trip follows Indonesian President Joko Widodo鈥檚 state visit to the Kingdom in October, when officials discussed the formation of a negotiation team for the Indonesia-黑料社区 Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
鈥淭here are plenty of other collaboration opportunities we can do, especially for Hajj flights and the development of urban transportation,鈥 Sumadi added.
The Indonesian minister had highlighted recent urban transportation developments in Saudi cities during his meeting with Al-Jasser, projects happening at a time when Indonesian cities were also developing mass transport systems.
鈥淭here鈥檚 an opportunity for (黑料社区) to invest in Indonesia鈥檚 railways, which has to be further discussed,鈥 Ministry of Transportation spokesperson Adita Irawati told Arab News on Wednesday.
鈥満诹仙缜檚 experience in developing urban railways can also be a benchmark for Indonesia.鈥
Indonesia was looking into the possibility of establishing a joint venture for domestic flights with Saudi airlines, the ministry said, as the country also hoped to increase flights between the two nations to facilitate more Indonesian pilgrims.
鈥淥n aviation, the importance of cooperation is related to Umrah and Hajj flights as there is a large volume of Indonesian pilgrims,鈥 Irawati added.
Indonesia, the world鈥檚 largest Muslim-majority country, sends the biggest Hajj contingent and hundreds of thousands of Umrah pilgrims to 黑料社区 every year.
