Jakarta, June 16 -- The Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs Association (HIPMI) underscored Germany's role as one of Indonesia's strategic partners in Europe, citing strong ties in investment, technology, manufacturing, vocational education, and sustainable industry development.

"We see plenty of opportunities to make cooperation more concrete, especially in fields related to investment, technology transfers, value-added industry development, renewable energy, and human resource capacity enhancement," HIPMI Central Executive Board Chair Ade Jona Prasetyo said.

In a statement cited here on Tuesday, he noted that the recent Jakarta meeting between President Prabowo Subianto and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier was of chief importance f...