Jakarta, July 1 -- Indonesia and Belarus have initiated talks to step up bilateral cooperation across key sectors, including agriculture and food, with an emphasis on imported milk to support Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program.

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto co-chaired the discussion with Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Karankevich at the Indonesia-Belarus Business Forum and Business Matching in Jakarta on Tuesday (June 30).

"Belarus conveyed readiness to exchange experience and technology in agricultural mechanization, including in terms of developing harvesting tools and agricultural transportation," Airlangga remarked.

Belarusian companies such as MAZ, BelAZ, and Minsk Tractor Work...