Indonesia Trade Negotiator Says All Substantial Issues Settled with U.S.

BUSINESS AND TRADE - JAKARTA. Indonesia's op trade negotiator said "all substantial issues" between his country and the United States had been settled by both parties and a trade deal could be signed by both leaders early next year.

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Senior economic minister Airlangga Hartarto, speaking from Washington late on Monday after meeting U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, said the United States wanted access to Indonesia's critical minerals and had agreed to give tariff exemptions to its palm oil, tea and coffee.