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    "data": {
        "id": 1731011,
        "msgid": "singapores-foreign-minister-visits-jakarta-to-meet-foreign-minister-sugiono-and-other-officials-1778492584",
        "date": "2026-05-11 14:06:24",
        "title": "Singapore's Foreign Minister Visits Jakarta to Meet Foreign Minister Sugiono and Other Officials",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan is visiting Jakarta from 11-13 May 2026 to meet Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono and senior officials, aiming to strengthen longstanding bilateral ties. The visit underscores commitments to enhance cooperation in strategic sectors such as investment, digital economy, energy transition, and ASEAN collaboration, amid robust economic partnerships like the Batam-Bintan-Karimun region and the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement. This follows recent high-level engagements, including President Prabowo Subianto's 2025 visit to Singapore and prior ASEAN meetings between the two ministers.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - Singapore\u2019s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan\nis undertaking a working visit to Jakarta on 11-13 May 2026 to meet\nIndonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono and several senior Indonesian\nofficials.<\/p>\n<p>The Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement quoted from\nits official website in Jakarta on Monday, conveyed that the visit is\npart of efforts to strengthen the long-established bilateral relations\nbetween Indonesia and Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis visit reaffirms the longstanding friendship between Singapore\nand Indonesia as well as the shared commitment to continue strengthening\nbilateral cooperation,\u201d the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs\nstated.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Balakrishnan will be accompanied by several officials from\nthe Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the visit, the\nstatement added.<\/p>\n<p>Balakrishnan\u2019s visit takes place amid close relations between the two\ncountries in several strategic sectors, ranging from investment, digital\neconomy, energy transition, to ASEAN cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Ministers Balakrishnan and Sugiono have previously met\nseveral times in ASEAN forums since Sugiono assumed the position of\nIndonesian Foreign Minister in October 2024, including at the ASEAN\nMinisterial Meeting for the 48th ASEAN Summit in Cebu, Philippines, on 7\nMay 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Singapore is also one of Indonesia\u2019s major economic partners,\nincluding through cooperation in the Batam-Bintan-Karimun (BBK) region\nand discussions on the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement\n(DEFA).<\/p>\n<p>On 15-16 June 2025, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto visited\nSingapore and met with Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at the\nLeaders\u2019 Retreat. The two leaders reaffirmed the commitment of both\ncountries to deepen strategic cooperation.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/singapores-foreign-minister-visits-jakarta-to-meet-foreign-minister-sugiono-and-other-officials-1778492584",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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