TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo is slated to visit the headquarters of the European Union (EU) di Brussels, Belgium around 19 April 2016, according to EU representative office in Jakarta.
The office also announced that President Jokowi would undertake a working visit to three EU countries: the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Germany.
"I have met with President Jokowi and invited him to visit the European Union headquarter," said High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini in Jakarta on Friday.
Federica, who is also Vice-President of the European Commission in the Juncker Commission since 1 November 2014, is in Jakarta have a bilateral talk with Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi.
During the talk, both leaders agree to promote cooperation between Indonesia and the EU through the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which covers market access, capacity building and trade-investment.
The EU is currently Indonesia’s fourth biggest trading partner with trade volume reaching US$ 26.14 billion in 2015.
Indonesia mostly exports to the EU agricultural products and processed resources, mainly palm oil, fuels and mining products, textiles and furniture.
EU exports to Indonesia consist mainly of high-tech machinery and transport equipment, chemicals and various manufactured goods.
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