Japanese Ambassador: We Rely on Indonesia

Japan relies heavily on Indonesia, especially in the commercial sector and compliance resources for the inhabitants of the land of the Rising Sun it. To that end, cooperation between two countries that was already close to be increasingly tightened again.
This was conveyed by the Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia's new, Yoshinori Katori, Friday, June 10, 2011. He said Indonesia has an important role in moving the Japanese economy.
"Japan is heavily dependent on Indonesia. Indonesia is an important country which exports a lot of natural resources to Japan," said Katori.
Katori said that Indonesia has entered the ranks of the three major exporting countries resources to Japan. Call it the result of mining such as natural gas, coal and nickel, Indonesia ranked one and two.
The Japanese government, he said, looking at Indonesia not only important for his country, but for the global community. Katori said that Indonesia now has an important role in the global economy, especially since Indonesia is ASEAN's chairman and one member of the G20.
"This increases the need for the world will be the role of Indonesia," he said.
Trade cooperation Japan and Indonesia in 2010 reached U.S. $ 42, 7 million or about Rp363 billion. Japanese investment in Indonesia was ranked third. This investment, Katori said, has decreased from previous years when Japan was ranked first in investing in Indonesia.
Katori said Japan's current government is working to re-enhance cooperation with Indonesia. One of its efforts is the inclusion of Japan in the ranks of foreign investors in the master plan for the acceleration and expansion of the economy in Indonesia, the government declared last year.
"There are 17 construction projects until the year 2014, five projects of which work together with Japan,"said Katori. (eh)
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