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Indonesia set to promote economic diplomacy

Xinhua, January 22, 2015 Adjust font size:

Indonesia is urging its diplomats serving in foreign countries to focus on economic diplomacy so as to advance national interests particularly in trade, tourism, investment and development cooperation.

Indonesian Foreign Affairs Ministry has set up Economy Diplomacy Task Force early this year.

The ministry's spokesperson Armanatha Nasir said the task force is now compiling database of policies and trade regulations applied in many countries.

"We will study those regulations whether or not they are in line with regulations applied in World Trade Organization (WTO), or may have potentials to harm our products in the market," Armanatha said in the ministry's premises here on Thursday.

Armanatha said the task force has commenced its activities since early this month.

The task force would coordinate with related ministries and agencies to assure swift implementation of trade and agreements as well as development cooperation with other countries, he added.

Armanatha said that with focus on economic diplomacy, Indonesian diplomats serving in foreign countries would be tasked to promote Indonesia's potentials in trade, tourism, investment and development cooperation and at the same time to research the markets in their respective countries.

He added that such researches were essential for the government to take correct steps in facilitating Indonesian businessmen to enter foreign markets. Endi