Namibia and Indonesia have explored various areas of bilateral cooperation for mutual benefit , Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation , Jenelly Matundu has said . Speaking to Nampa shortly after a closed - door meeting with Indonesia ' s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs , Pahala Nugraha Mansury on Tuesday during the second Indonesia - Africa Forum in Bali , Matundu said the areas of cooperation include renewable energy , food security , agriculture , livestock , pharmaceuticals and infrastructure development . The forum was hosted from 01 to 03 September 2024 under the theme ' The Bandung Spirit for Africa ' s Agenda 2063 ' and saw 29 African countries represented . Matundu indicated that Indonesia has hinted about finding a mechanism of financing and assisting in infrastructure development through enquiries from their minister of works and transport . She noted that the first meeting of the joint permanent commission of the two countries was hosted by Indonesia , therefore , there are p lans are for Namibia to host the next commission and the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on politics consultation early in 2025 , before the new administration takes office . Namibia is set for Presidential and National Assembly elections in November 2024 . ' Indonesia and Namibia relations have come a long way , since our liberation struggle . It was Indonesia who also came on board to give a hand to Namibia when we were in need , they have been there for Namibia before . It is not that we are meeting only after independence and they are coming to seek diplomatic relations . It is a country that has touched many African countries ' hearts . Specifically in Namibia , they will always have that special place in the hearts of the Namibians because of what they did for us during the dark days ,' Matundu emphasised . Namibia and Indonesia have to date signed 13 bilateral agreements and memoranda of understanding in various areas , including economic and technical cooperation ; mineral resources and energ y ; broadcasting ; trade and industry and visa exemption , amongst others .Source:The Namibia News Agency