Jakarta, July 20 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto briefed his predecessor Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on the completion of the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU-CEPA) during a visit to the seventh president's residence in Solo City, Central Java.

He highlighted that Jokowi fully understands the complex nature of the lengthy negotiations, which began in 2016 during the former president's first term in office.

"He (Jokowi) knows how arduous it was to negotiate the agreement. Current global uncertainty eventually prompted Indonesia and the European Union to fast-track the talks, and thank God, we did it," Prabowo told reporters in Jokowi's courtyard after the meeting on Sunday.

The head of state a...