Jakarta, June 16 -- Indonesia expressed hope that the Netherlands will support the realization of the giant sea wall project along 500 kilometers of Java's northern coastline, which is estimated to cost US$80 billion.

Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Anindya Novyan Bakrie stated that the Netherlands has a proven track record spanning more than five centuries in managing sea walls, delta planning, and public-private partnerships in water infrastructure financing.

"This project is not merely a mitigation against floods and land subsidence. This is also a change to shape Indonesia's new engine of growth," Bakrie noted in a meeting with the Dutch Vice Minister for Foreign Economic Relations, Michiel Sweers...