JAKARTA, March 4, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Indonesia and Australia inked a long-
awaited trade deal on Monday after months of diplomatic tension over
Canberra’s contentious plan to move its embassy to Jerusalem.
“The signing of the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Agreement brings our two nations closer together than ever before,”
Australian trade minister Simon Birmingham said after talks with his
Indonesian counterpart Enggartiasto Lukita in Jakarta.