President Prabowo Subianto is waiting for the report of Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto to find out the results of negotiations on the resipprocal import rate between the Indonesian Government and the United States Government.
Therefore, the President was unable to convey the latest information regarding the results of negotiations on US import rates set by US President Donald Trump.
"I haven't met Pak Airlangga yet. I don't know what time he will come. I'm waiting for his report," said President Prabowo in response to reporters' questions at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Tuesday, April 22.
Coordinating Minister Airlangga since last week has been in Washington DC, USA, to lead a team from the Government of the Republic of Indonesia to negotiate tariffs with several US government officials and institutions.
The Indonesian delegation, led by Coordinating Minister Airlangga, and the US delegation agreed to discuss tariff negotiations intensively for the next 60 days starting Sunday (20/4).
In the negotiations, the US delegation led by Airlangga consisted of members of the National Economic Council Mari Elka Pangestu, and Deputy Minister of Finance Thomas Djiwandono.
Meanwhile, the US delegation from the US Trade Office (USTR) was led by USTR which was directly led by JamiesonECT.
The issues discussed in the negotiations include import licensing, digital trading, and Customs Duty on Electronic Transmissions (CDET), pre-shipment inspections, surveyor obligations, and provisions on the level of domestic components (TKDN) for the industrial sector.
Other issues discussed are the implementation of the reciprocal tariff, and strengthening market access between the two countries.
Indonesia has become several countries received by the US to negotiate the imposition of reciprocal rates. Apart from Indonesia, the US is also currently negotiating with Vietnam, Japan, and Italy.
In Washington DC, Airlangga met not only USTR leaders but also US Trade Minister Howard Lutnick.
In his meeting with Lutnick, Airlangga made a number of Indonesian offers to the US, including that Indonesia was willing to buy LPG, gasoline, crude oil from the US.
"Indonesia also plans to provide agricultural products, including wheat, soybeans, soybeans, and Indonesia will also increase the purchase of capital goods from America," Airlangga said during a press conference in Washington DC last week. last Friday (18/4).
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