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INDONESIA’S (RI) Transportation Minister, Budi Karya Sumadi will make a working visit to South Korea and China from January 9–13, 2024, to discuss cooperation in the railways and aviation sectors.
During the visit, he is scheduled to meet ministers and industry representatives in the two countries to discuss the cooperation.
“Some things we will discuss are a plan to build a Light Rail Transit (LRT) in Bali, Autonomous Rail Transit (ART) in the Nusantara capital city (IKN), high-technology railway communication and signaling networks, and exploring the possibility of cooperation regarding commercial aircraft,” the minister informed in Jakarta on Tuesday.
In South Korea, Minister Sumadi will meet with the South Korean Deputy Minister of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, Sang-woo Park.
The minister will also meet several other parties, including the leaders of Korea National Railway and Eximbank to discuss continued cooperation in the construction of LRT Bali, Phase 1, from Ngurah Rai Airport to Central Park.
“The Bali LRT will be the first rail-based mass transportation in Bali, and is expected to be the solution for traffic jams. We hope that the feasibility study, which started in early January 2023 can finish in mid-2024,” the minister said.
In China, Sumadi will meet China’s Minister of Transport, Li Xiaopeng, and several other parties, including the leader of the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) to discuss continued cooperation in the construction of the ART mass transportation train in IKN.
He will also meet the leader of Huawei to explore cooperation potential regarding an intelligent and high-tech railway system. Huawei is the company that built the communication network for the Whoosh High-Speed Train.
Minister Sumadi will also meet the leader of the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) to explore investment potential in the aviation sector. COMAC is the current main aircraft supplier for the domestic airline TransNusa.
During the work visit, the minister will be accompanied by the Ministry of Transportation’s director general of rail transportation, Risal Wasal, and director general of civil aviation, Maria Kristi Endah Murni. [antaranews]
