( December 5, 2025, 07:07 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Indonesia is seeking support from nations in the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation to transform the current preference trade agreement into a comprehensive economic partnership agreement. Deputy minister of trade Roro Esti Widya Putri said in a statement Thursday that Indonesia wants the scheme to support the group’s trade target of $500 billion by 2030. The 4th D-8 Trade Ministers Council meeting held on Monday and Tuesday in Cairo, agreed to expand the preference trade agreement with progressive cooperation and encourage customs collaboration to facilitate trade. Indonesia will chair the D-8 members — Bangladesh, Iran, Malaysia, Egypt, Nigeria, Pakistan, Turkey, Azerbaijan from and Indonesia in 2026-27.The full text of the statement, in Indonesian, follows: ...
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