Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati met with the President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Tanaka Akihiko in Jakarta on Monday (30/10/2023). Sri Mulyani admitted to discussing various potential collaborations that could be carried out by Indonesia and JICA.
“One of them is related to the pillars of Golden Indonesia 2045, namely equitable development,” said Sri Mulyani in a post on her Instagram account, quoted on Wednesday (1/11/2023).
Sri Mulyani said that during the meeting she also witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Indonesian Aid and JICA regarding various dimensions of cooperation between the two institutions. Indonesian Aid is the Indonesian Agency for International Development, an agency that manages and distributes state funds for international aid under the Ministry of Finance.
Sri Mulyani said that during the meeting Tanaka expressed his interest in development in Indonesia. Tanaka, he said, praised the management of MRT Jakarta. Tanaka said that Indonesia’s first subway was progressing more rapidly than Tokyo’s.
“He praised the management of @mrtjkt which is world class in terms of punctuality and asset maintenance, in fact, according to him, we have reached this point much faster than Tokyo Metro…!” said Sri Mulyani.
Responding to the praise, the former leader of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that Indonesia was focusing on building infrastructure. Starting from roads, airports and ports throughout the country. “This point can also be the focus of cooperation between Indonesia and JICA to accelerate equitable development,” he wrote.
 Photo: Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani meeting with JICA, a Japanese government agency to assist the development of developing countries. (Instagram Screenshot @smindrawati) |
At the end of the meeting, Sri Mulyani gave Tanaka-san a memento. He gave souvenirs in the form of miniature puppets in frames. When giving the mementos, Sri Mulyani explained that the puppet characters were taken from the story of the Mahabharata. The story of wayang, he said, is very close to people his age in Indonesia.
“If we talk about the Mahabharata, it is very close to people my age, the colonial generation,” said Sri Mulyani in the uploaded video.
 Photo: Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani meeting with JICA, a Japanese government agency to assist the development of developing countries. (Instagram Screenshot @smindrawati) |
He continued that for the millennial and younger generation, the stories that are remembered are manga stories such as Naruto and One Piece. “If you talk to younger people, they talk about Naruto, then One Piece…” he said. Tanaka seemed to nod with a smile listening to the explanation of the woman who was often called Ani.
Sri Mulyani hopes that cooperation with JICA can bring goodness to Indonesia and the world. He said development requires synergy between countries in the world.
“I hope that the cooperation between Indonesia and JICA can bring goodness to Indonesia and the world. Development is not a simple process, it requires synergy between countries in the world. To achieve mutual prosperity…!” he said.
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