Jakarta, Oct. 11 -- President Prabowo Subianto and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi have pushed for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and welcomed an initiative to establish a Joint Investment Fund to expand bilateral trade and investment opportunities.

According to Prabowo, the EPA is expected to broaden opportunities for market access, investment, and business involvement between Indonesia and Egypt.

"We also agreed to strengthen cooperation in various fields, including the economy, especially trade and investment. To that end, we have pushed for the establishment of an Economic Partnership Agreement between Indonesia and Egypt," he said in a joint statement with El-Sisi at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Sunday.

He als...