REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Chinese Vice Prime Minister Liu Yandong paid a courtesy call on Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla at the Vice Presidential Palace here on Monday.

Speaking to the press after the meeting, Kalla stated that he discussed a lot of things related to education, innovation, and technology with Yandong.

"We held a general discussion on how to enhance (cooperation) in technological education. We also talked about nuclear (technology)," he noted.

Regarding nuclear technology development, Indonesia, which is situated on the Ring of Fire and frequently experiences earthquakes, still needs time to ensure that the nuclear technology would be safe, he remarked.

"I told him that we still experience many earthquakes. Therefore, it is not easy to develop nuclear technology in Indonesia. We need very high technology, which would prevent earthquakes," he revealed.

Kalla added that Chinese investment in Indonesia continues to increase. However, he asked Chinese investors to give priority to Indonesian workers.

"I told him that his country's investment was good; however, I asked Chinese investors not to bring too many workers to Indonesia. He agreed to train our workers in Indonesia and China.

While in Indonesia, Yandong will also attend a demographic conference in the Central Java city of Solo. He is accompanied by 45 scientists and 15 ministers.

During the meeting, Kalla was accompanied by Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Puan Maharani and Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi.

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