Pontianak – The governor of West Kalimantan, H. Sutarmidji
led the 4th Chief Minister Meeting, Governors and Local Government Forum
of BIMP-EAGA to mark the start of the 25th BIMP-EAGA Ministerial Meeting
held in Qubu Resort Hotel, Friday (25/11). The Deputy
Minister for Coordination of International Economic Cooperation, Edi
Prio Pambudi also joined the governor of West Kalimantan, H. Sutarmidji, to
lead the meeting that was attended by all head regions or the representation from
each covered region.
It is also in line with the Mid-Term Review
(MTR) of the 2025 BIMP-EAGA Vision (BEV 2025), where one of them is
recommending institutional strengthening, including strengthening the head
regions’ participation for more comprehensive BEV 2025 implementation.
“I believe that if this forum is used accordingly, it
can also support the economic growth and development in regions. Therefore,
strengthening this institutional forum is a must. We have to design the next
strategic work plan in order to utilize the BIMP-EAGA framework,” Sutarmidji
stated.
To
wrap it up, this meeting agreed to the 5th CMLGF in Brunei Darussalam in 2023.
In this meeting, the Senior Official and National Secretariat from all BIMP-EAGA
country members as well as the representation of the BIMP-EAGA Business Council
(BEBC) and ADB also attended this meeting. The governor of West Kalimantan as
Indonesia delegation was accompanied by the Indonesia ambassador in Bandar Seri
Begawan, the Deputy Minister for Coordination of International Economic
Cooperation as Senior Official, the Regional Secretary of West Kalimantan,
Regional Secretary of East Kalimantan, and Assistant Deputy for Regional and
Sub-Regional Economic Cooperation as National Secretariat.