Jakarta, Sept. 17 -- Trade Minister Budi Santoso has reaffirmed Indonesia's support for advancing negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with the Southern Common Market (Mercosur).

During a meeting with Uruguay's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Valeria Csukasi on Tuesday (September 16), Santoso emphasized that trade relations between Indonesia and Uruguay still have significant room for growth.

"Indonesia underscores the importance of strengthening bilateral trade cooperation with Uruguay and Mercosur as part of a joint effort to achieve a mutually beneficial trade agreement," Santoso stated here on Wednesday.

Mercosur, or Mercado Comun del Sur, is a South American economic bloc comprising Argentina, Bol...