EU hopes for trade pact with Indonesia within two years


JAKARTA (AFP): The European Union hopes to strike a free-trade agreement with Indonesia within two years despite disputes with South-East Asia's largest economy over palm oil and nickel, the bloc's trade commissioner said Tuesday (Sept 20).

"We think it is feasible by mid-2024" to conclude a comprehensive economic partnership agreement, Valdis Dombrovskis (pic) told reporters in the Indonesian capital Jakarta.

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