UAE and Indonesia to partner on climate action, infrastructure development and AI

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Indonesian President Joko Widodo witnessed the signing of numerous pacts to bolster cooperation between the two countries.

The agreements – announced at the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Centre in Bali – included an MoU (Memoranda of Understanding) on the partnership between the two countries on climate action to prepare for COP28, as well as several MoUs on cooperation across areas of the environment and climate change, infrastructure development and artificial intelligence (AI), official news agency WAM reported.

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Sheikh Mohamed is on a visit to Indonesia to attend the G20 summit, scheduled to begin today.

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The two countries will also partner on cybersecurity, while an agreement on the mutual recognition of economic accreditations, and a grant agreement on financing a tuberculosis control programme in Indonesia, was also inked.

In addition, an MoU was signed between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Kilang Pertamina Internasional to cooperate on the petrochemical sector; Borouge and Chandra Asri Petrochemical inked an MoU on the circular economy and the development of new applications; Inalum and Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) signed on a joint development agreement; while Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) and Pertamina Power Indonesia also partnered on developing a solar power plant in the Rokan Block.

An MoU was also signed between Masdar, the Indonesian Investment Authority and Pertamina Power Indonesia on renewable energy and storage; a collaboration agreement on healthcare performance analytics between ASAREN Indonesia and G42 in the area of AI; and an MoU on national genome initiatives between ASAREN Indonesia and G42 Healthcare.

Sheikh Mohamed also joined the Indonesian president in inaugurating the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, named in honour of the UAE’s founding father.