President Jokowi Asks to Stop Exporting Raw Materials
- Biro Pers, Media dan Informasi Sekretariat Presiden
VIVA – President Jokowi opened the XII Congress of the Veterans Legion of the Republic of Indonesia (LVRI) and the XI National Conference of Veterans Wives of the Republic of Indonesia (PIVERI) in 2022, conveyed that whoever the next President of Indonesia should not return the policy of exporting raw materials abroad.
"Whoever will be the leader, the president, we must maintain that consistency and continue to improve. Don't go back to raw exports again, be careful we all have to remind you," President Jokowi said in Jakarta, Tuesday, October 11, 2022.
"If we are sued and we withdraw again, when will we be able to enjoy our commodities and wealth," President Joko Widodo added.
President Jokowi said that three years ago the government set a policy to stop raw nickel exports, Indonesia was subsequently sued by European Union countries by the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Presiden Jokowi berada di dalam tambang milik PT Freeport Indonesia
- Tangkapan layar akun twitter Presiden Jokowi
On the other side, Jokowi said that currently, Indonesia has held a majority stake of 51 percent of PT Freeport Indonesia after conducting very difficult negotiations.
"Right now, the majority of Freeport is owned by Indonesia, not by an American company anymore. After three years of very difficult negotiations, until now, Indonesia already holds a majority stake of 51 percent," President Jokowi remarked.
The President admitted that he previously did not want to visit PT Freeport Indonesia because the company does not belong to Indonesia.
“Now 98 percent (PT Freeport employees) are Indonesians, not foreigners. And I’m also happy because 40 percent of it is Papuans, the people of Papua," the President said.
According to him, this is a technological and economic transformation that people rarely realize. Jokowi believes that the added value of raw material exports will jump if it is consistently carried out and is not afraid to face a lawsuit at the WTO.
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