Jakarta and Singapore start talks on ‘travel corridor’


Cross-strait neighbours Indonesia and Singapore have initiated talks on opening a “travel corridor” ahead of the annual leaders’ retreat, the Indonesian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi arrived in Singapore on Monday for a bilateral meeting the following day with her Singaporean counterpart, Vivian Balakrishnan. Retno also paid a courtesy call to Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong regarding the upcoming leaders’ retreat.

During their bilateral meeting, the two foreign ministers discussed two key issues: preparations for the Indonesia-Singapore Annual Leaders Retreat and plans on the Travel Corridor Arrangement (TCA) for essential businesses.

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