Rabu 11 Oct 2017 18:36 WIB

Indonesian, Belgian foreign ministers discuss palm oil issue

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Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi
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Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BRUSSELS -- Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi held talks with her Belgian counterpart Didier Reynders and Vice President of the European Commission for Foreign Relations and Security Policy Federica Mogherini to discuss various issues on Tuesday.

"I have just held talks with Mogherini to discuss (various issues), ranging from palm oil to wood," Marsudi informed reporters after accompanying Vice President Jusuf Kalla at a meeting with the Belgian king and queen.

Marsudi is on a visit to Belgium to attend the opening of the Indonesia Europalia festival, in which Indonesia is a partner country. The festival will last until January 2018, Ance Maylany, first secretary for information, social, and cultural function of the Indonesian Embassy in Brussels, stated on Wednesday.

At a meeting with Reynders, the two foreign ministers discussed various issues, including economic relations between the two countries.