Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand agree on transportation cooperation

Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand agreed to establish cooperation in the transportation sector, partnership and international relations division chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), Medan chapter, Khairul Mahalli said in Medan

The keen wish for cooperation in the transportation sector, he said, was marked with the signing of an agreement at the 25th joint business council meeting of the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) in Banda Aceh recently.

Besides coordinating flights from and to cities in the IMT-GT, it was also agreed to increase exports and imports through Belawan Port, evaluate and formulate a work program on the operation of Ro Ro (roll in roll out) vessels plying the Belawan-Penang-Belawan route.

The agreement also covered a recommendation to reach a common tariff for sea/air ports in the IMT-GT region, Mahalli said."The agreement was accommodated by the infrastructure and transportation division of the IMT-GT as the cooperation deals were believed to be effective to boost trade between the three countries," he said.