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AKARTA: In a bid to strengthen cooperation between Jakarta and Seoul, the Seoul municipal administration has offered cooperation in various sectors, including waste management, electricity supply and smart city projects.

Jakarta Governor Basuki '€œAhok'€ Tjahaja Purnama said after meeting with Seoul Deputy Mayor Jong Seok-im at City Hall on Friday that the delegation offered more business cooperation with the Jakarta city administration.

'€œThey have helped us clean the Ciliwung River. They want more cooperation, especially in waste management, electricity and smart city projects,'€ he said.

Ahok said they had also talked about South Korea'€™s automotive makers Daewoo and Hyundai, which no longer produced Transjakarta buses.

The governor said, however, that no concrete decisions had been made at the meeting.

'€œWe will meet again,'€ he said, adding that he had suggested that cooperation could also be conducted through a business-to-business plan.

'€œThey could cooperate with [city-owned property developer] PT Jakarta Propertindo,'€ he said.