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INDONESIA TO CHAIR BIMP-EAGA TRANSPORT MINISTERS' CONFERENCE
Kuala Lumpur, June 24 (ANTARA/Bernama) - Malaysia will hand over chair of the 4th BIMP-EAGA Brunei-Indonesia,-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area) Transport Ministers' Conference to Indonesia when the event is held Thursday in Menado, Indonesia.
Deputy Transport Minister Abdul Rahim Bakri will make the handover to the new chairman, Indonesia's Transport Minister Jusman Syafil Djamal.
"The conference will provide an opportunity for the BIMP-EAGA countries to exchange views and information concerning the status of transport infrastructure facilities and progress in logistics services with the aim of streamlining cooperation," Rahim said before leaving for Menado Tuesday.
"It will also look into opportunities to step up transport integration in the region to promote economic growth and trade," he said.
Rahim said that cooperation in various areas involving air, land and sea transport was being undertaken.
He said an example in air transport was Malaysia's low cost carrier AirAsia aunching the Kuala Lumpur-Menado, Kuala Lumpur-Makasar, Kuching-Jakarta and Kota Kinabalu-Jakarta services in the region.
The land transport sector has seen progress in bus services on Borneo Island area while for the sea transport sector, there has been exchange of information on port development and shipping movement in BIMP-EAGA, he added.
Rahim also said that BIMP-EAGA has strengthened cooperation among Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines and Indoneia, helping to catalyse closer economic cooperation among Asean members.***2***
Deputy Transport Minister Abdul Rahim Bakri will make the handover to the new chairman, Indonesia's Transport Minister Jusman Syafil Djamal.
"The conference will provide an opportunity for the BIMP-EAGA countries to exchange views and information concerning the status of transport infrastructure facilities and progress in logistics services with the aim of streamlining cooperation," Rahim said before leaving for Menado Tuesday.
"It will also look into opportunities to step up transport integration in the region to promote economic growth and trade," he said.
Rahim said that cooperation in various areas involving air, land and sea transport was being undertaken.
He said an example in air transport was Malaysia's low cost carrier AirAsia aunching the Kuala Lumpur-Menado, Kuala Lumpur-Makasar, Kuching-Jakarta and Kota Kinabalu-Jakarta services in the region.
The land transport sector has seen progress in bus services on Borneo Island area while for the sea transport sector, there has been exchange of information on port development and shipping movement in BIMP-EAGA, he added.
Rahim also said that BIMP-EAGA has strengthened cooperation among Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines and Indoneia, helping to catalyse closer economic cooperation among Asean members.***2***
