PARIS – United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai today met with Indonesia's Minister of Trade Muhammad Lutfi on the margins of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM).
Ambassador Tai and Minister Lutfi reaffirmed the importance of the trade and investment relationship between the United States and Indonesia, and discussed shared areas of interest, including World Trade Organization negotiations on fisheries subsidies and the upcoming WTO 12th Ministerial Conference agenda. They also discussed Indonesian market access reforms meant to expand bilateral trade.
Ambassador Tai and Minister Lutfi said they look forward to holding a U.S.-Indonesia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement meeting later this year.
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