Jakarta, May 26 -- Indonesia and Peru are exploring bilateral cooperation on halal product assurance and the mutual recognition of foreign halal certificates through the Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) scheme.

Head of the Halal Product Assurance Organizing Agency (BPJPH) Ahmad Haikal Hasan said Peru has strong potential to develop its national halal industry capacity, particularly amid growing global demand for halal products.

"In the Latin American region, Brazil has become one of the key players in the global halal industry. Peru also has significant potential to develop in the same direction if it begins strengthening its national halal ecosystem now," Hasan said in a statement received here on Tuesday.

According to him, stronger...