Published on : Saturday, May 19, 2018
Union minister Nitin Gadkari met with the Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs of Indonesia, Luhut Binser Pandjaitan, yesterday, and talked about ways to move forward the bilateral relations between the two nations, the Shipping Ministry explained in a statement today.
This month, the Indian prime minister is scheduled to visit Jakarta
Pandjaitan, who is on a two-day visit to India, had a face-to-face meeting with Gadkari to discuss bilateral cooperation in the maritime sector between the two countries, the statement explained.
Bilateral talks encompass topics like river rejuvenation, wastewater treatment, generating revenue streams from waste, enhancing shipping linkages between the two countries, developing ports and airports, training on light house technology and development of navigational aids.
“Developing a cruise tourism circuit between Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Indonesia and thus implementing Govt of India’s vision to put India on the global cruise market both for ocean & river cruises under its Sagarmala programme was highlighted.”
“Cooperation for developing alternative fuels such as natural gas and methanol for ships also featured in the talks,” it said.