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New Delhi –

Indonesia continues to accelerate the conclusion of the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU-CEPA). Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan said the IEU-CEPA could boost trade between Indonesia and the European Union.

“The value of our trade with the European Union is low compared to other ASEAN countries, only a third. With IEU-CEPA, we hope it will increase. Because the European Union and the “Indonesia have greater potential than usual,” Zulhas said. quoted Sunday (10/9/2023).

This was stated by Minister of Commerce Zulkifli Hasan (Zulhas) after accompanying Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in a bilateral meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G20 summit in India, Saturday (9/9). ).

Zulhas, general president of PAN, also said that the Indonesian government had requested support from the Netherlands and France regarding the abolition of the European Union policy regarding the European Union regulation on deforestation ( EUDR) or the anti-deforestation law. This regulation is considered detrimental to Indonesia.

“We ask for support from the Netherlands to explain Indonesia’s position that EU deforestation is causing problems for Indonesia. Because it will affect our agricultural products, such as coffee, cocoa, pepper, rubber, palm oil. It’s very detrimental,” Zulhas said. .

For information, the value of trade between Indonesia and the Netherlands will increase in 2022, reaching 6.2 billion US dollars. Indonesia also has a surplus of $4.5 billion.

For your information, in the series of G20 summits in India, Zulhas also accompanied Jokowi in leading the 1st MIKTA leaders’ gathering. In this forum, collaboration between MIKTA countries (Mexico, Indonesia, Canada, Turkey and Australia) was discussed to face global challenges.

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