TIRANA, May 5 – As a result of the increased ties between Indonesian and Albanian businesses, the Southeast Asian country considers Tirana as its gate for products to the Balkan states, the semi-official Indonesian Antara News Agency reports.
“Albania is very strategic for Indonesian products to enter the Balkan states although both countries are geographically very distant,” Indonesian Minister Counselor at the Indonesian Embassy in Sofia, Pranowo told the agency.
The comments came after a seminar held in capital Tirana for the 20th anniversary of Indonesia-Albania diplomatic relations.
Indonesian Ambassador to Bulgaria and Albania Bunyan Saptomo said that business makers of the two countries had not yet fully tapped the business potentials of both countries.
The trade relations between the two countries in 2013 increased 178.35 percent from that in the previous year. But the real figure was just $19.91 million, according to the Albanian Institute of Statistics (INSTAT).
Indonesia’s exports to Albania included chemical products, paper, carton, electrical appliances and fishery products.
Indonesia sees Albania as gateway to Balkan states
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