Jakarta, April 15 -- Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Eddy Soeparno hosted United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ambassador to Indonesia Abdulla Salem Al Dhaheri to explore avenues for deepening bilateral cooperation, with a focus on energy transition.

Soeparno highlighted that the meeting coincided with 50 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries. He said the UAE had shown strong commitment to supporting renewable energy development in Indonesia.

"We continue to make efforts to strengthen cooperation between Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates and to follow up on various agreements already signed, particularly those in renewable energy development," he said at the parliamentary complex in Jakarta on Wednesda...