Jakarta, Nov. 23 -- Indonesia is seeing rising interest from several G20 member states, particularly in Africa, to expand agricultural and economic cooperation, Deputy Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Natsir said Saturday after a series of bilateral meetings at the G20 Summit in South Africa.

Speaking at an online press briefing from Johannesburg on Saturday evening, Arrmanatha said African countries had actively sought meetings with Jakarta.

"What's interesting is that several African countries wanted to meet us because they want to strengthen economic cooperation," he said.

He said Indonesia held six bilateral meetings with G20 members, most of which focused on boosting economic ties. A key demand, he noted, was closer cooperation in the ...