“We have joined this work on establishing relations with the regions of Indonesia at the republican level. The first contacts with the province of West Java are now considered. We should be more active in establishing the relationship between our countries business”, said Rustem Khamitov.
According to the Head of the Republic, the cooperation can be developed in the field of oil production, oil refining, mechanical engineering, mining, and agriculture.
“In addition, we need to establish cultural and humanitarian cooperation. We need to discuss the issues of education, training students from Indonesia in our universities, and vice versa,” Rustem Khamitov said.
“Also, we would like to purchase helicopters in Russia. In West Java there are a lot of islands, there is a high demand for them,” said Mohammad Wahid Supriyadi.
The Indonesian Ambassador also said that during his visit to Ufa State Petroleum Technological University, a possibility of cooperation with the Technical University in Bandung, West Java’s capital was discussed.
The volume of foreign trade turnover of Bashkortostan with Indonesia amounted to US $ 1.5 million in 2015, with the bulk of this amount accounted for exports.
Among the exported products from Bashkortostan there is synthetic rubber, crude sulfur, turbojet engines and monophenols. The main import positions are leather products, hardware, garments and other products.
