INS grants Linggarjati Award to Minister Retno Marsudi

During the Dutch Economic Mission to Jakarta presided by PM Mark Rutte, INS chairman Jesse Kuijper granted the Linggarjati Award 2016 to the Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mrs. Retno Marsudi. She was laureated for her diplomatic and resolute efforts as former Indonesian Ambassador to the Netherlands (2012-2015), to bring relations between the Republic of Indonesia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands to an even higher level of friendship and understanding....

25 November, 2016

Handelsmissie Indonesie 2016

Tijdens de handelsmissie naar Indonesië zijn tussen Nederlandse bedrijven en hun Indonesische partners 38 contracten en samenwerkingsovereenkomsten getekend met een gezamenlijke waarde van meer dan 100 miljoen euro. Het gaat daarbij om bedrijven uit de sectoren water en maritiem, gezondheidszorg, klimaat en tuinbouw. Verwachting is dat de missie tot nog meer opdrachten zal leiden voor het Nederlandse bedrijfsleven. De kabinetsdelegatie is dan ook zeer tevreden met het resultaat....

25 November, 2016

Speech by Sharon Dijksma, Minister for the Environment, at the seminar ‘Trash to Treasure’

Speech | 23-11-2016 Minister voor Milieu, Sharon Dijksma, sprak 23 november in Indonesië op het seminar ‘Trash to Treasure’ onder andere over afvalmanagement en de circulaire economie. Zij tekende eveneens met haar Indonesische college minister een ‘Memorandum of Understanding’. Dijksma: ‘Structural problems call for structural solutions.......

25 November, 2016

Speech Minister Schultz van Haegen at seminar on development port Jakarta

With 180 people from nearly 130 companies, this is one of the biggest Dutch trade delegations in history. And water is the driving force behind nearly half of these companies. Water is a vital element of the ties between our countries. But there is more. Like many people in the Netherlands, I feel a close personal link with Indonesia, especially with Jakarta. Because, like Indonesia, my country is becoming more and more urbanised. Like Jakarta, our ports are located in densely populated areas. The Netherlands have made the choice to develop the port outside the city. The Port of Tanjung Priok in Jakarta wants to expand beyond the port itself. You’ve identified opportunities to create a new Port of Jakarta by constructing the OPQ Islands....

25 November, 2016