Jakarta, April 7 -- Indonesia's plan to develop about 1,500 fishing vessels under the Maritime Partnership Programme (MPP) with the United Kingdom is still in an early stage, focusing on financing options, an Indonesian minister said.

Speaking after meeting with President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta on Tuesday, Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono stressed that implementation would take time, as it requires cross-ministerial planning and administrative processes.

He explained that financing matters would be handled first by the Ministry of National Development Planning, and then by the Finance Ministry.

Trenggono added that the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KPP) would then translate the plan into a co...