Jakarta, May 6 -- Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato discussed the challenges posed by the US tariff policy in Milan, Italy, on Sunday.

On the sidelines of the ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers' and Central Bank Governors' Meeting, Sri Mulyani noted that Japan's experience in dealing with the trade war with the US in the 1980s offers valuable insights and is an important reference in shaping the steps forward.

"(During the meeting) I conveyed that Indonesia received a positive response from the US government as one of the first mover countries that proactively negotiate tariffs," she wrote on her Instagram account.

As part of the negotiations, Sri Mulyani highlighted that Indonesia ha...