Surabaya, East Java, Feb. 14 -- East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa said they are exploring a sister province cooperation between East Java and the City of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, to strengthen bilateral ties in trade, education, culture, and community networks.

"Mr. Oybek conveyed hopes that we can sign a sister province cooperation between East Java and Samarkand," Parawansa said here on Saturday while receiving Uzbekistan's Ambassador to Indonesia and ASEAN, Oybek Eshonov.

She explained that the East Java Provincial Government is currently completing administrative and licensing processes in accordance with regulations through coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Trade.

After these stages are ...