Jakarta, April 15 -- Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has instructed his negotiation team to use the best possible means to reach a tariff agreement with the United States while safeguarding national interests.

This was conveyed by Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto in Jakarta on Tuesday.

"The President instructed us to negotiate in the best possible way for the sake of national interest," he said.

Hartarto is leading the team tasked with negotiating the reciprocal tariffs imposed by the US government on Indonesian exports. The team also includes Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and Foreign Minister Sugiono.

The negotiations are scheduled to take place in Washington, DC, from April 16 to 23.

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