inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra agreed to form a halal industry development cooperation between Indonesia and Thailand.
According to President Prabowo, cooperation in the development and standardization of the halal industry can increase the trade value between Indonesia and Thailand, which currently reaches 18 billion US dollars.
"We also want to increase the development and standardization of the halal industry and the digital economy in the fields of fintech, e-commerce, and infrastructure," said President Prabowo when delivering a joint statement with PM Paetongtarn after a bilateral meeting at Government House, Bangkok, Monday (5/19/2025).
President Prabowo continued, "We are also committed to holding the First Joint Trade Commission in the near future."
In Southeast Asia, the halal product industry is not only dominated by countries with Muslim majorities such as Indonesia and Malaysia, but also Thailand, which since 1948 has had its own agency to issue halal certification.
Therefore, discussions regarding the halal industry were also one of the topics discussed in the bilateral meeting between the Indonesian and Thai governments at Government House today.
At the same location, PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra said that the halal industry cooperation was included in the area of food security.
"For the area of food security, we agreed to boost our cooperation through trade in agricultural products, as well as the halal industry," said PM Paetongtarn.
Regarding food security, President Prabowo said that Indonesia and Thailand want to focus on strengthening supply chain resilience, and forming a joint venture for food management and storage.
Not only that, in other areas, such as energy, President Prabowo said that Indonesia and Thailand plan to reactivate the Indonesia-Thailand Energy Forum.
"We are opening up opportunities for entities from Thailand to participate in Indonesia's energy sector, and we will also reopen the Indonesia-Thailand Energy Forum this year," said President Prabowo.
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