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The company owned by Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto’s younger brother, Hashim S Djojohadikusumo, is involved in shipping corn feed from Ukraine. It was one of the first commercial shipments since the wars between Ukraine and Russia broke out.
The transportation is carried out by the Harvest Commodities Ship, M/V Riva Wind, which will sail from the Port of Odessa, Ukraine with 50 thousand tons of corn feed belonging to the Harvest Commodities SA and Arsari Gorup companies from Indonesia. The cooperation is carried out through PT Comexindo International, a company under the Arsari Group.
The commercial shipment was the first from Odessa since the beginning of the conflict on February 24, 2022. The maritime security was obtained as a result of an agreement between the governments of the United States, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and Indonesia and the United Nations (UN).
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Arsari Group President Director Hashim S Djojohadikusumo added that this activity was the result of the government’s efforts to bring food from Russia and Ukraine.
“Indonesia is and has always been a neutral country. The economic activities carried out by PT Comexindo International in Ukraine are a manifestation of President Joko Widodo’s leadership, diplomatic visits and interactions to bring food from Russia and Ukraine to the world,” said Hashim.
Please note, this is the first shipment of many other upcoming shipments in which the joint venture through PT Comexindo International purchases grain from Russian and Ukrainian farmers for delivery to countries in need.
“I would like to congratulate on the extraordinary collaboration between leaders from the United States, Russia, Ukraine and Turkey to find a middle ground so that they have a aligned vision to alleviate the problem of global food shortages,” said Harvest Commodities SA CEO Gaurav Srivastava in a statement. written statement, Tuesday (2/8/2022).
“I especially want to thank the captain and the crew of the ship, who have been waiting since February 2022 in Ukraine. Taking the ship out of Odessa Port, where there are many mines, was an act of great courage and extraordinary skill,” continued Gaurav.
After leaving Ukraine’s Odessa Port, the next ship headed for Turkey. Gaurav said he was happy and proud to be working with Arsari Group.
“We collaborated with the Arsari Group, which is owned by a good friend of mine, Hashim S Djojohadikusumo. Considering Indonesia as the G20 presidency, Hashim and I have a common vision to support food program initiatives from both Russia and Ukraine. We are honored to be able to do this work together -Together to play a role in overcoming the world food crisis,” explained Gaurav.
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