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Indonesia signs CEPA, defense protocols, other deals with UAE
Fresh from his "peace mission" to Kyiv and Moscow, Jokowi and his entourage have landed in Abu Dhabi to sign a raft of bilateral deals, including the Indonesia-UAE CEPA and protocols for defense cooperation.
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President Joko Widodo shakes hands with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan on July 1, 2022 in Abu Dhabi. (Presidential Secretariat Press Bureau/Laily Rachev)
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ndonesia and the United Arab Emirates have signed an economic partnership agreement and a set of defense cooperation protocols during President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s visit to the Gulf state last week.
Wrapping up his week of overseas visits, Jokowi met with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi, with the signing ceremonies held on Friday.
Jokowi arrived in the UAE capital from his “peace mission” to Ukraine on Wednesday and to Russia on Thursday to meet with their respective leaders, Volodymir Zelensky and Vladimir Putin.
“Thank you for having us. Amid the challenging situations, we continue to cooperate and strengthen the relationship between our two countries,” Jokowi said in a statement released on Friday by the Presidential Office’s press bureau.
The two leaders witnessed the signing of the Indonesia-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IUAE-CEPA). The CEPA covers bilateral cooperation in several areas, including, climate change, maritime affairs, vaccines and medicine, and education.
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Foreign Minister Retno L.P. Marsudi said the IUAE-CEPA was one of the quickest that Indonesia had signed, with the negotiations taking less than a year.
