Jakarta, Feb. 4 -- Indonesia's Deputy Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Helvi Yuni Moraza has stressed that trade diplomacy is key to shaping policies on restricting imported products.

Her remarks followed discussions between the Ministry of MSMEs and House Commission VII on a plan to impose import restrictions on 10 commodities, including products originating from China.

"We cannot impose restrictions arbitrarily, as this could trigger complaints from abroad. If we impose them unilaterally, other countries could retaliate by imposing tariffs on our products," Helvi told ANTARA on the sidelines of an event at the Jakarta International Convention Center (JICC) on Wednesday.

She said that while every country has th...