Vice President Ma’ruf Amin met with the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Indonesia, Abdulla Salem Obaid Aldhaheri, on Monday to discuss bilateral cooperation in various sectors.

The Vice President expressed the hope that earlier agreements, such as the one inked in the education sector between Yogyakarta’s Nahdlatul Ulama University and Emirati’s Mohammed Bin Zayed University for Humanities, would be followed up promptly.

“I welcome and support the bilateral cooperation to establish the school for future studies, and I hope this cooperation would be realized soon,” he said, according to a statement released on Monday.

During the meeting, which took place at the Vice Presidential Office here on Monday, he urged the UAE to collaborate with Indonesia in the Islamic economic and finance sector as well as with Indonesian educational institutions.

“Indonesia wants greater cooperation in the (marketing) of main products in the fashion, pharmacy, tourism, and halal food and drinks sectors. Indonesia also wants to designate the United Arab Emirates as Indonesia’s export hub to Middle Eastern countries,” Amin informed.

He lauded UAE’s willingness to invest in the new capital’s development and the cyber and intelligence sector.

Meanwhile, Ambassador Aldhaheri informed the Vice President that his side has engaged in cooperation with an educational institution based in Surakarta, Central Java.

“We want to inform you that we have inked a partnership with an educational institution focusing on Islamic philosophy in Surakarta, and we hope cooperation in the sector could be enhanced more,” he said.

While welcoming Amin’s invitation to bolster bilateral cooperation in the Islamic economic and finance sector, he expressed the hope that the UAE would cooperate in more sectors, including industry.

Source: Antara News