Jakarta –
Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has met the Russian economy minister. During the meeting, Luhut questioned the offer to buy oil given to Indonesia.
Luhut admitted that he had gone to Russia to process oil purchases from that country.
“I came from the minister of economy from Russia, he talked a lot. Then I asked, ‘Hey, are you making offers like this? Mention that all, Mrs. Nicke,” said Luhut at the Saratoga Investment Summit 2023 in Jakarta, Thursday (26/1/2023).
The event was also attended by the Main Director of PT Pertamina (Persero) Nicke Widyawati. However, none of these offers materialized. Luhut admitted that he visited Russia in August 2022.
“He said, which one did you offer yourself, none of the 5 months didn’t happen. We went in August,” he said.
Again, Luhut asked about Russia’s offer. The Russian minister said that his party had difficulties where the point was that what was being offered was made so that it would not be realized.
“I said what did you offer? We are concrete. He said, sorry Mrs. Nicke, this is Rachmat who is close by. ‘We are having trouble at Pertamina, turning left, turning right, here and there. The point is so that it doesn’t happen,” said Luhut.
Luhut also asked Nicke to check this matter. Luhut himself has reported this matter to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).
“So Mrs. Nicke please check, I reported it to the president,” he said.
(acd/hns)
