JAKARTA - Minister of Trade (Mendag) Zulkifli Hasan received the arrival of Minister of Industry (Menperin) Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita at the Ministry of Trade office, Jakarta, today, Friday, July 19.

Agus' arrival to the Ministry of Trade also coincided with the hectic issue surrounding the Regulation of the Minister of Trade or the Minister of Trade Regulation Number 8 of 2024 concerning Import Policy and Regulation.

Agus admitted that he had held a limited meeting with the Minister of Trade (Mendag) Zulkifli Hasan.

The meeting discussed the government's efforts to support the manufacturing industry in Indonesia.

"A lot of things have been discussed between the two of us. Alhamdulillah, as part of the government, we see the importance of supporting the manufacturing industry in Indonesia as a support, as the nation's economic strength," said Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang at the Ministry of Trade Office, Jakarta, Friday, July 19.

"And that's why we both had a fairly deep discussion with a warm atmosphere," he continued.

Agus also said that his party together with the Ministry of Trade and other stakeholders are forming a Task Force (Satgas) to deal with illegal imported goods, including textile products.

"Both of us, the Minister and I have actually mapped how imported goods can enter Indonesia, we have mapped it out, we already know," said Agus.


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