Jakarta, Oct. 16 -- Indonesia intensifies efforts to strengthen trade relations with Egypt through the establishment of new cooperation frameworks aimed at achieving mutual economic growth, Trade Minister Budi Santoso said.

During a meeting with Hossam Heiba, CEO of Egypt's General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), at the Trade Expo Indonesia 2025 in Tangerang, Banten, on Wednesday, Santoso proposed forming an economic partnership or preferential trade agreement.

"We would like to push for immediately commencing bilateral agreement negotiations. Hence, we hope that the next Joint Trade Committee (JTC) meeting slated for this year will facilitate the two countries in forging a trade deal," he said in a statement on Thursday...