RI, Poland trade expected to double to $1 bln this year
April 18th, 2008
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Two-way trade between Indonesia and Poland is expected to double to US$1 billion this year as a result of Indonesian trade and tourism expo 2008 to be held in Warsaw next month, Polish Ambassador to Indonesia Tomasz Lukaszuk said.
“I think businessmen from the two countries will benefit from the expo to be held in May 2008 and that the value of trade between the two countries this year will double from last year,” he told the Forum of Ambassadors Talking to Indonesian Editors and Business Executives here Wednesday.
Organized by the Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI) and the Confederation of ASEAN Journalists (CAJ), the forum was moderated by CAJ Director Bob Iskandar and attended by PWI executive board members Djafar Assegaff and M. Saiful Hadi and James Pardede of the Communication and Information Ministry.
Lukaszuk said the two-way trade reached an estimated US$500 million last year.
Indonesia`s exports to Poland included garments, electronics, tea, coffee, tobacco and furniture while its imports from the European country covered machineries, chemicals and butter.
Contacts between the two countries` business people were a must and therefore, the Indonesian Embassy in Warsaw and the Polish Embassy in Jakarta would always encourage them to increase their cooperation through business contacts like exhibition, he said.
“The businessmen must first meet with each other through various business forums such as exhibition. After that, they can follow up the meetings through correspondence,” he added.
Hundreds of Polish businessmen came to Indonesia on their own or as part of government trade missions in 2007 among others to take part in business forums. Likewise, Indonesian businessmen also visited Poland last year for the same purposes, he said.
Relations between Indonesia and Poland have been going on for the past 50 years now. The two nations have many things in common including the colour of their flags, red and white.
The two heads of state/government and top officials paid official visits to each other`s countries. The visits were aimed at enhancing relations in the fields of economy, trade, diplomacy, defense, education and culture. (*)
Source: ANTARA News
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