Indonesia: Tajikistan to expand cooperation in various fields

(AGI) - Jakarta, Aug 1 - President of Indonesia Joko Widodo (Jokowi) today received the official visit of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon at the State Palace, Jakarta. President Rahmon will also attend the 12th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF), on 2-4 August 2016 in Jakarta. Both heads of state and their delegations discussed a number of cooperation to enhance bilateral relations. A number of agreements made in the meeting, one of which is the agreement on cooperation in the fields of politics and security. In the political field, the two countries agreed to maintain peace and stability in the region as well as the development of the implementation of visa exemption for diplomatic passport holders. While in the field of security, both countries agreed to jointly cope with the threat of terrorism, extremism, drug trafficking and other international crimes. During the meeting, they also agreed on the cooperation of the textile industry and cotton processing between Indonesia together with Tajikistan. Cooperation in the field of education and research are also discussed in this meeting. Government of Tajikistan and Indonesia welcomed exchange students through a scholarship program for the study of culture, education and diplomatic training. President Joko Widodo stated that the government of Indonesia and Tajikistan also agreed to exchange information in the field of financial intelligence related to money laundering and terrorist financing. "Indonesia welcomes the signing of several cooperation documents, the visa-free, counter-terrorism, the exchange of financial intelligence related field of money laundering and terrorist financing," Jokowi said. (AGI) .