UPDATE- Indonesia, France inked 27 MoUs worth $11B during Macron visit

ADDS QUOTE BY FRENCH PRESIDENT

By Saadet Gokce

ISTANBUL (AA) - France and Indonesia inked 27 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) worth $11 billion during the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Jakarta, state news agency ANTARA reported on Thursday.

Indonesia's Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto said 16 MoUs were signed in the presence of Macron and President Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday morning, and 11 others later in the day at the Indonesia-France Business Forum, attended by 368 delegates from both countries.

The memoranda span various areas of cooperation, including government-to-government (G2G), business-to-business (B2B), and people-to-people partnerships.

“This will further strengthen the longstanding relationship between Indonesia and France, which has lasted for 75 years,” Hartarto said.

Meanwhile, Macron, at a joint news conference with Prabowo, said he was "delighted that the letter of intent signed today could open up a new perspective with new orders for Rafales, Scorpenes, light frigates, and also consolidated joint exercise."

Macron’s visit to Indonesia was scheduled from Tuesday till Thursday, after his trip to Vietnam. He will be in Singapore on Friday.​​​​​​