- Title: Dutch PM meets Indonesia's president in Jakarta
- Date: 23rd November 2016
- Summary: JAKARTA, INDONESIA (NOVEMBER 23, 2016) (REUTERS) ****WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** EXTERIOR OF PRESIDENTIAL PALACE NATIONAL EMBLEM OF INDONESIA PRIME MINISTER OF THE NETHERLANDS, MARK RUTTE, AND INDONESIAN PRESIDENT, JOKO WIDODO ENTERING PRESIDENTIAL PALACE AND POSING FOR PHOTOS IN FRONT OF MEDIA MEDIA STANDING RUTTE AND WIDODO HEADING TO PALACE'S VERANDAH MEDIA STANDING RUTTE AND WIDODO SITTING ON PALACE'S VERANDAH WIDODO TALKING TO RUTTE RUTTE LISTENING RUTTE AND WIDODO TALKING PHOTOGRAPHER TAKING PHOTOS RUTTE AND WIDODO LEAVING BILATERAL TALKS BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES' DELEGATIONS IN PROGRESS WIDODO SITTING AMONG INDONESIA DELEGATES RUTTE SITTING AMONG DUTCH DELEGATES CAMERAMAN FILMING BILATERAL TALKS IN PROGRESS MEDIA FILMING RUTTE AND WIDODO WALKING INTO SIGNING CEREMONY INDONESIA FINANCE MINISTER, SRI MULYANI INDRAWATI, AND THE NETHERLANDS' FOREIGN TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION MINISTER, LILIANE PLOUMEN, TAKING THEIR SEATS FOR SIGNING CEREMONY INDRAWATI SIGNING DOCUMENTS PLOUMEN SIGNING DOCUMENTS DUTCH DELEGATES INDRAWATI AND PLOUMEN EXCHANGING DOCUMENTS INDONESIAN DELEGATES LOOKING ON RUTTE AND WIDODO STANDING FOR NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) PRIME MINISTER OF THE NETHERLANDS, MARK RUTTE, SAYING: "Indonesia and the Netherlands, as the president already highlighted, face the same kind of challenges, including terrorism and foreign terrorist fighters, the effects of raging temperatures and sea levels and the need for sustainable food production. I've just had extensive talks with the president and his delegation. We concluded once again that there are many things that unite the Netherlands and Indonesia." INDONESIAN DELEGATES LOOKING ON (SOUNDBITE) (English) PRIME MINISTER OF THE NETHERLANDS, MARK RUTTE, SAYING: "President Widodo and I look forward to enhancing our ties and we see plenty of opportunities for doing so. And that's why I've come here with a large government delegation and with representatives of knowledge institutions, 110 businesses from sectors including water and maritime infrastructure, climate and waste management, life sciences and health, and horticulture." PHOTOGRAPHER TAKING PICTURE RUTTE AND WIDODO LEAVING
- Embargoed: 8th December 2016 08:05
- Keywords: Dutch Indonesia Netherlands Joko Widodo Mark Rutte meeting palace state visit bilateral
- Location: JAKARTA, INDONESIA
- City: JAKARTA, INDONESIA
- Country: Indonesia
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA00159NZ96V
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte and Indonesian President, Joko Widodo held talks to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries on Wednesday (November 23).
Rutte is on a four day visit to South East Asia's biggest nation.
The two countries signed a number of Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) on trade, infrastructure, education and environment.
A range of issues were discussed during the bilateral meeting.
"Indonesia and the Netherlands, as the president already highlighted, face the same kind of challenges, including terrorism and foreign terrorist fighters, the effects of raging temperatures and sea levels and the need for sustainable food production. I've just had extensive talks with the president and his delegation. We concluded once again that there are many things that unite the Netherlands and Indonesia," Rutte said after the meeting concluded.
"President Widodo and I look forward to enhancing our ties and we see plenty of opportunities for doing so. And that's why I've come here with a large government delegation and with representatives of knowledge institutions, 110 businesses from sectors including water and maritime infrastructure, climate and waste management, life sciences and health, and horticulture," he added.
The Netherlands is one of the main export destinations for Indonesia in Europe.
Both countries share a common history as the Netherlands colonised Indonesia for centuries.
Rutte will meet Indonesian parliament members and visit companies before heading to Singapore on November 24. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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