President Jokowi Receives Angolan Vice President's Visit  

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Joko Widodo received a visit from Angolan Vice President Manuel Domingos Vicente on Friday afternoon, asreported by Antara News.

The Angolan vice president is in the city as a courtesy call, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on energy earlier in the day.

"Today, an MoU was signed between state-owned companies Pertamina and Sonongol EP. This is the first cooperation agreement signed under my government," President Jokowi said before the meeting.

He added that he hoped the agreement was realized immediately so that people can benefit from it at the earliest.

The Angolan vice president witnessed the signing of the MoU in the company of his Indonesian counterpart M. Jusuf Kalla at the latters office. The agreement was signed by Pertaminas acting president director, Muhamad Husen, and the executive administrator of Sonangol EP, Mateus Neto.

Following the signing of the agreement, Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla noted that the MoU would act as the legal umbrella for cooperation in the energy sector.

"We still have to research in detail and identify areas in the energy sector where we can cooperate," he remarked.

Kalla further stated that the cooperation agreement was important because Angola is categorized among the most noted oil producers in Africa.

Indonesia, he added, will continue to increase its oil and gas cooperation with a number of countries as part of efforts to meet the oil and gas demand in the nation, which cannot be fulfilled by domestic supply.

ANTARA NEWS