Australia, Indonesia renew trade deal negotiation
Baku, March 18, AZERTAC
Australia and Indonesia have recently announced they will resume negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement, according to Vietnam News Agency (VNA).
The announcement was made by Australian Trade Minister Steven Ciobo and Indonesian Trade Minister Thomas Lembong during a ministerial meeting held in Canberra.
The Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) is believed to open up a new era for a closer economic relation between the two countries.
The IA-CEPA negotiations commenced in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta in September 2012 with the aim to strengthen and expand the countries’ trade, investment and economic cooperation relationship as well as forming a key part of Australia 's regional economic integration.
Indonesia is Australia 's 12th largest trading partner and their two-way trade hit 14.9 billion AUD (11.3 billion USD) in 2013.
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