Jakarta, March 19 -- The Indonesian government has emphasized the need for the immediate completion of the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU-CEPA) to protect the national textile industry's market amid global geopolitical uncertainty.

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said that the EU is the largest market for Indonesian textile products, accounting for around 30 percent of global demand for these products.

"The EU, which has a large market, accounts for around 30 percent of our global demand, followed by the US with around 15 percent," he said at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday.

He referred to Vietnam, which has managed to increase its textile exports...