Zahid arrives in Jakarta for 4-day working visit
JAKARTA: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi arrived here for a working visit aimed at strengthening Malaysia-Indonesia cooperation in disaster management, including forest and land fires, as well as the halal industry and rural development.
Deputy Prime Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi touched down in Jakarta on Tuesday for a four-day working visit aimed at enhancing collaboration between Malaysia and Indonesia. The trip, which ends on September 20, focuses on disaster management, the halal industry, and rural development. Zahid was met at Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport by Malaysian Ambassador-designate Datuk Muzaffar Shah Mustafa, BPJPH head Ahmad Haikal Hasan, and Indonesian officials.
He is set to meet with Indonesian Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka at the Vice-Presidential Palace, with additional meetings scheduled with key Indonesian ministers including Home Affairs Minister Muhammad Tito Karnavian, Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono, Village and Development of Disadvantaged Regions Minister Yandri Susanto, and Environment Minister Mohamad Jumhur Hidayat.
The visit, hosted by BPJPH for the fifth Halal 20 Summit, will culminate in a memorandum of understanding signing to bolster rural development cooperation. The summit opens on Thursday, with Zahid attending as a panellist in a session on regional halal cooperation. Malaysia and Indonesia's bilateral trade stands at US$24.22 billion, with Malaysia being Indonesia's fourth-largest investor, holding US$4.5 billion in investments.
People-to-people ties are robust, with over 2.63 million Malaysians visiting Indonesia in 2025, making Malaysia the largest source of foreign tourists for Indonesia, while 4.26 million Indonesians have visited Malaysia.
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