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Jan 12,2010

JAKARTA--A delegation of government and business leaders agreed with their Indonesian counterparts Monday to increase cooperation on improving the Southeast Asian nation's infrastructure through such means as developing expressway systems.

The delegation, which included Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima and Fujio Mitarai, chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren), met in Jakarta with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, economic ministers and local captains of industry.

The two nations will formulate plans to develop economic corridors connecting major cities with infrastructure such as expressways and bridges. They aim to quickly turn a vision into reality through the use of private Japanese finance and technology.

As well as supporting economic growth in Indonesia, the Japanese government will get involved from the planning stage with the intention of helping Japanese firms win orders for work related to the developments.

At the meeting, Naoshima raised the fact that Japan had brought about rapid economic growth centered on the Pacific Belt, and added that the "economic corridor would be an effective means of development."

Mitarai said, "It'll be a great business opportunity for domestic and foreign firms.


Sachio Nikaido / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer

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