Spain to provide fishing training ship to RI

Transportation minister Freddy Numberi and Maritime Affairs and Fisheries minister Fadel Muhammad will receive fishing training ship "Medidihang-03" from Spain`s Asturias Gondan Shipyard in the coming days.

According to sources, both the ministers will receive the ship when they will start their Spain tour starting from February 21-23.

While talking to reporters, first secretary for education, social and cultural affairs of the Indonesian Embassy in Spain, Allen Simarmata said, "Thetraining ship is a part of Fisheries Development project in Indonesia (FTDI) which was built by the Asturias Gondan Shipyard and financed by soft loans from the Spanish government to the Indonesian government."

Moreover, EconomicFunction Coordinator of the Indonesian embassy in Spanish capital, Musthofa Taufik Abdul Latif told reporters that the ministers and their entourage on Monday (Feb 22) will observe the Gondan Shipyard in Figueras, Asturias.

In addition, Mustofa said, "The ship will be used to support the learning process and practices of cadets at the Jakarta Fisheries College and also for the unit of other Education Technical Implementation under the Human Resources Development Agency of Marine and Fisheries."

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