Jakarta, May 15 -- Trade Minister Budi Santoso will underscore Indonesia's commitment to strengthening regional and global trade systems through inclusive, sustainable multilateral cooperation at the APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting (MRT), Jeju, South Korea, on May 15-16.

Indonesia views the APEC MRT as an important forum to drive the transformation of a regional trade system that is adaptive to technological advancements and global sustainability challenges.

"We will actively voice national interests, particularly on strengthening a regulatory-compliant trade system, reforming the World Trade Organization (WTO), (utilizing) artificial intelligence for trade facilitation, and strengthening the supply chain," Budi noted in hi...