Jakarta, Oct. 31 -- Indonesia and Uzbekistan have agreed to establish an intergovernmental joint committee to strengthen bilateral cooperation in food security, trade, and investment.

The agreement was reached during a high-level meeting between Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan and Uzbekistan's Deputy Prime Minister for Investments, Industry and Trade Jamshid Khodjaev, in Tashkent on Oct. 29.

"The self-sufficiency we have achieved should serve as a foundation to strengthen cooperation, expand markets for Indonesian products and open investment opportunities that provide tangible benefits to both nations," Hasan said in a statement released on Saturday.

The newly formed Indonesia-Uzbekistan Intergovernmental Join...