Rabu 22 Apr 2015 20:22 WIB

Indonesia and Sweden to support Palestinian development

Red: Julkifli Marbun
Retno Marsudi (Republika/Raisan Al Farisi)
Foto: Republika/Raisan Al Farisi
Retno Marsudi (Republika/Raisan Al Farisi)

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno L. P. Marsudi and her Swedish counterpart, Margot Wallstrom, have agreed to cooperate to support capacity building programs for Palestine.

"Indonesia and Sweden have agreed to cooperate to improve capacity building programs for Palestine through triangular cooperation," Marsudi said after holding bilateral talks with Wallstrom on the sidelines of the Asian-African Summit at the Jakarta Convention Center on Wednesday (22/4).

She added that Indonesia and Sweden have agreed to follow up on cooperation in capacity building programs for Palestine.

"We have agreed to follow up on cooperation in capacity building programs we can offer to Palestine. Therefore, I highly appreciate the presence of the Swedish foreign affairs minister at the event," she remarked.