Indonesia will be invited to Japan at a meeting of G7 countries. Regarding the meeting, SOE Minister Erick Thohir said that the government was reviewing the development of trains in Java and Sumatra.
“We are discussing because there are plans for the G7 and Indonesia meeting Hiroshima will be invited next month. I have also coordinated with the Minister of Transportation and the Japanese to try to see the blue map of the train in Java and Sumatra,” Erick said at Senen Station, Jakarta, Tuesday (4/18/2023).
Erick said, the train is one of the right solutions to suppress personal use. He said he was optimistic, the cooperative relationship between Indonesia and Japan would be increasingly close. Erick said that Japan was one of the best countries about trains.
“I am very optimistic that we can improve our work relationships with Japan to be one of the solutions because Japan is one of the best in the train,” he said.
Moreover, he said the connection of the train in Sumatra itself has not yet occurred.
“We must see from the short and long term if indeed we want to suppress personal use, one of which is by train. Therefore, the last three years continue to push the improvement of repair facilities on the train,” he said.
April 18, 2023, detikFinance
(https://finance.detik.com/infrastruktur/d-6679623/ri-mau-gandeng-jepang-siapkan-rencana-besar-kereta-jawa–sumatera)