JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto revealed that his meeting with United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Jamieson Greer had resulted in a number of strategic agreements as a foundation for continued negotiations between Indonesia and the United States (US).
Airlangga explained that the meeting was a follow-up to President Prabowo Subianto's direction to accelerate the completion of the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) documents between Indonesia and the US.
He emphasized that one of the main points agreed upon was the acceleration of the drafting of the tariff agreement, with a target for completion before the end of January 2026.
Airlangga added that in the second week of January 2026, the Indonesian and United States technical teams will hold a follow-up meeting for the legal drafting process and document refinement.
"It was also agreed on the framework timetable of the substantive agreement of the ART, where in the second week of January 2026, the Indonesian and United States technical teams will resume technical meetings for legal drafting and clean up of documents, which are targeted to be completed within a tentative one week between 12 and 19 (January 2026)," he said in a press conference. the result of the negotiations directly from Washington, Tuesday, December 23.
Airlangga explained that the trade agreement had previously resulted in an agreement to reduce the United States' reciprocal tariff on Indonesia from 32 percent to 19 percent.
He added that this agreement will later be signed directly by the President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto and US President Donald Trump.
"After all the technical processes are completed, it is expected that before the end of January this document will be prepared to be officially signed by President Prabowo and President of the United States Mr. Donald Trump," he explained.
Airlangga added that currently, the United States is arranging the right meeting schedule for the two leaders.
He said the target was coordinated with the agenda of the meeting between President Prabowo and President Trump, which was also an important milestone in the negotiation process.
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