Jakarta, May 10 -- Indonesia's Minister of Law Supratman Andi Agtas has urged Malaysia to consider joining the Apostille Convention to simplify public document legalization processes between the two countries.

Agtas made the suggestion during a meeting with Malaysia's Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Law and Institutional Reform Dato' Sri Azalina Othman Said here on Thursday (May 8).

The minister noted that, given Indonesia and Malaysia's geographic proximity, interactions between their citizens are frequent, both for personal and business reasons.

In 2024, the Ministry of Law recorded 6,339 apostille service requests from Indonesians whose documents were intended for use in Malaysia.

Agtas stated that Indonesia's acces...