Java speeds up development

Java speeds up development

SEMARANG: The provincial administrations of Central and East Java have agreed on closer cooperation in order to speed up development in their respective border regencies.

"We are designing the legal basis for the cooperation," Chairman of the Central Java provincial legislative council Soeparto said here yesterday.

He said a joint team would also be set up to work out the details of the cooperation.

The two provinces intend to work together in the fields of agriculture, industry, the environment, public administration and transportation.

He added that the funds to finance the cooperation would come from the local and state budgets, Antara reported. (rms)