JAKARTA. Official negotiations on the Indonesia-European Union comprehensive economic partnership agreement ( IE-CEPA ) will commence within the next 4 to 6 months, with completion targeted for 2019. Following the completion of the initial phase of IE-CEPA, known as scoping papers, during President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's visit to Belgium last week, a technical committee of the EU is currently holding internal discussions, according to Trade Minister Thomas Lembong. "We are now taking a step forward toward formal negotiations. Formal negotiations are expected to take two to two and a half years," Thomas said in Jakarta on Tuesday, adding that the formal negotiations would start after internal discussions ended in the next three to six weeks.
Indonesia-EU CEPA set for 2019
JAKARTA. Official negotiations on the Indonesia-European Union comprehensive economic partnership agreement ( IE-CEPA ) will commence within the next 4 to 6 months, with completion targeted for 2019. Following the completion of the initial phase of IE-CEPA, known as scoping papers, during President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's visit to Belgium last week, a technical committee of the EU is currently holding internal discussions, according to Trade Minister Thomas Lembong. "We are now taking a step forward toward formal negotiations. Formal negotiations are expected to take two to two and a half years," Thomas said in Jakarta on Tuesday, adding that the formal negotiations would start after internal discussions ended in the next three to six weeks.