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Indonesia, New Zealand to Forge Investment Deal on Geothermal (Jakarta Post)

Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has offered an investment partnership to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key during the ASEAN Summit in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, regarding the construction of geothermal plants in Indonesia.

“The relationship between Indonesia and New Zealand would be further strengthened if our economic cooperation and investment projects were to be carried out in a concrete manner, such as the planned construction of geothermal plants in Indonesia,” Jokowi said at the conference on Thursday.

Jokowi said that forging investment cooperation on geothermal plant construction with New Zealand was a good move due to the country’s experience in the field of geothermal energy. He also said that Indonesia was willing to assist New Zealand in their efforts to increase investment and clear any hindrances that they might face in the cooperation.

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