Bisnis.com, JAKARTA - Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir said the Chinese government had agreed to buy agricultural products from Indonesia.According to him, Indonesia and China are strategic partners through mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries.This was conveyed by Erick when accompanying President Joko Widodo (Jokowi)'s working visit to China on Tuesday (26/7/2022)."We accompanied the President in a bilateral meeting with Chinese Premier [Premier] Li Keqiang at Villa 5, Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing. Of course in the context of increasing trade cooperation," Erick said in a press release, Tuesday (26/7/2022).Erick said that the Chinese government had agreed to buy one million palm oil products from Indonesia and other agricultural products produced by Indonesian farmers.Erick assessed that President Jokowi's move was a concrete commitment in advancing agricultural productivity and also the welfare of farmers.With this cooperation, said Erick, Indonesia can increase the certainty of market absorption of farmers' products."This will maintain the price of Indonesian palm oil and the price of fresh fruit bunches for oil palm farmers. The government will continue to protect Indonesian farmers and create jobs," said Erick.According to him, Indonesia can also emulate China's success in optimizing natural resources (SDA) and a large market for the progress of its country.He said Indonesia, which has a wealth of natural resources and a large market, should be able to do the same with the aim of economic growth and increasing job opportunities for the Indonesian people."As we know, so far our natural resources and large markets have not been optimally used for Indonesia's economic growth, this is what we want to continue to optimize," continued Erick.In the agricultural sector, he continued, Indonesia has also established cooperation in the electric vehicle industry sector.Erick said that cooperation with China is not only cooperation in terms of investment, but also includes technology transfer.He said the meeting also discussed the completion of the high-speed train which is a joint commitment between Indonesia and China."Equally important, we also discussed exploring cooperation for the fisheries sector. Incidentally, SOEs are also building an integrated fisheries ecosystem," said Erick.In the fisheries ecosystem, Erick said, SOEs collaborate with the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP), and the Indonesian Traditional Fishermen Association (KNTI).Check other News and Articles on Google NewsCheck out other news about the topic of this article, here:Join and get analysis of economic and business information via your email.