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27958
Sat, 11/01/2008 - 23:15
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PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO OPENS RI-JAPAN EXPO 2008
Jakarta, Nov 1 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Saturday officially opened an Indonesia-Japan Expo (IJE) 2008 in Jakarta.
In his address on the occasion, the President said ever since Indonesia and Japan established diplomatic relations, cooperation between the two countries had grown rapidly.
"During 50 years of diplomatic relations, both countries' prosperity and development have become increasingly inter-related," he said.
Many Indonesian people studied in Japan and after returning home made significant contributions to the Indonesian people's life.
"Indonesia and Japan have been cooperating well. I am very proud of the improvements in our bilateral relations in the past years," he said.
Since 2005, the two countries had signed three documents to enhance their bilateral cooperation, the president said.
They were a declaration for a peaceful and prosperuous future, a declaration to overcome challenges in the future and an Indonesia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement.
"The three documents each marked a new phase in two countries' cooperation which has become more comprehensive, strategic and marked by more positive dynamics," Yudhoyono said.
It was now time to move to a new frontier and seek new opportunities for cooperation , he added.
The expo is one of a series of events to mark the 50th anniversary of Indonesia-Japan relations. It will run from November 1 to 9, 2008 and is participated in by about 100 entities from Japan and Indonesia.
It is intended to serve as an information center on industrial products, technology, commodities and cultures from Indonesia as well as Japan.
In his address on the occasion, the President said ever since Indonesia and Japan established diplomatic relations, cooperation between the two countries had grown rapidly.
"During 50 years of diplomatic relations, both countries' prosperity and development have become increasingly inter-related," he said.
Many Indonesian people studied in Japan and after returning home made significant contributions to the Indonesian people's life.
"Indonesia and Japan have been cooperating well. I am very proud of the improvements in our bilateral relations in the past years," he said.
Since 2005, the two countries had signed three documents to enhance their bilateral cooperation, the president said.
They were a declaration for a peaceful and prosperuous future, a declaration to overcome challenges in the future and an Indonesia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement.
"The three documents each marked a new phase in two countries' cooperation which has become more comprehensive, strategic and marked by more positive dynamics," Yudhoyono said.
It was now time to move to a new frontier and seek new opportunities for cooperation , he added.
The expo is one of a series of events to mark the 50th anniversary of Indonesia-Japan relations. It will run from November 1 to 9, 2008 and is participated in by about 100 entities from Japan and Indonesia.
It is intended to serve as an information center on industrial products, technology, commodities and cultures from Indonesia as well as Japan.
