JAKARTA: Indonesia is aiming to finalize negotiations for a trade pact with Morocco in 2027, its Ministry of Trade said on Friday as the two countries relaunched talks that have been stalled since 2019.
Negotiations for a preferential trade agreement between Indonesia and Morocco were first launched in June 2018, but stalled due to a lack of mutual halal recognition.
In May, Indonesia’s halal agency BPJPH and Morocco’s national standards body IMANOR signed a mutual recognition agreement, paving the way for trade officials to restart talks.
Jakarta is aiming for the trade “agreement to be finalized by 2027,” the trade ministry said in a statement.
“Indonesia is ready for constructive cooperation with Morocco to accelerate this negotiation process,” Dyah Roro Esti, Indonesia’s deputy trade minister, said during a virtual meeting with her Moroccan counterpart Omar Hejira.
