Jakarta, Aug. 11 -- Indonesian Deputy Minister of Trade Dyah Roro Esti highlighted that the signing of the Indonesia-Peru Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IP-CEPA) will help both countries to deepen bilateral trade by mutually expanding market access.

"IP-CEPA is expected to boost the competitiveness of agricultural products and exports while enabling Peru to enter the highly valuable Southeast Asian market," she remarked during the Indonesia-Peru Business Forum in Jakarta on Monday.

Esti noted that trade between Indonesia and Peru had grown at an average annual rate of 15 percent over the past four years, a trend she believes will be sustained and strengthened with the IP-CEPA signing at the State Palace today.

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