High-ranking Iran and Indonesia officials inked 11 cooperation documents and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to develop economic and political interactions between the two countries.






A ceremony to�sign the�11 cooperation documents and MoUs was held in the Indonesian capital city Jakarta on Tuesday.

The agreements consist of deals on preferential trade, visa waiver, cultural exchanges, cooperation on supervising the production of pharmaceutical products, collaborations in scientific, technological, and innovative arenas, and bilateral cooperation in oil and gas sectors.

The documents and MoUs were inked in the presence of the presidents of Indonesia and Iran and senior ministers from the two countries.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi left Tehran for Jakarta to visit the South Asian country upon an official invitation by his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo late on Monday.

Afterward, the two presidents planted saplings as a sign of peace and friendship between Tehran and Jakarta after receiving a 21-gun salute.

After the ceremony, Raeisi and Widodo held talks at the Merdeka Palace while senior delegations of the two countries also held negotiations.

Several ministers accompany President Raisi on the visit to Indonesia.

The Iranian delegation is planning to hold various meetings with Indonesian officials and scholars as well as Iranian expatriates.

By IRNA