Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa in a meeting here on Tuesday with his Estonian counterpart Urmas Paet, discussed bilateral economic and education cooperation.

"Currently the two countries are preparing economic and double taxation avoidance and commitment to increase investment," Minister Marty Natalegawa said.

In education, the minister said Indonesia and Estonia discussed cooperation in higher education.

Meanwhile Estonian Foreign Affairs Minister Urmas Paet who brought along with him a business delegation of infrastructure, logistics, maritime security, border management and health care expressed hope that his visit would create new contacts with Indonesian businessmen.

"In Estonia we also handle cyber security. We are open if Indonesian colleagues want to observe it," he said.

In 2011 bilateral trade between Indonesia and Estonia reached US$30 million with a surplus to Indonesian side of US$25 million. (*)

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