MOSCOW, July 21. /TASS/. Indonesia is currently preparing to import crude oil and petroleum products from Russia, Russian Ambassador to Indonesia Sergey Tolchenov told TASS in an interview.
Earlier, Hashim Djojohadikusumo, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate and Energy of the Republic of Indonesia, reported that following talks between national leaders Vladimir Putin and Prabowo Subianto on April 13, the sides had agreed to supply the country with up to 150 million barrels of oil.
"As far as I understand, no such supplies are underway yet, but a fundamental understanding to this effect was reached at the meeting between the presidents of Russia and Indonesia held in Moscow on April 13 this year. A day later, on April 14, the two energy ministers met and also broadly agreed on the possibility of such deliveries. However, as far as I know, the Indonesian side is currently at the stage of preparing for the import of oil and petroleum products from Russia. All of this is due to a reason that is quite common in the current geopolitical situation -- the fear of 'secondary' sanctions from European and American partners," the ambassador said, answering a question on whether the supplies had started and how the process was being implemented.
