Jakarta, Oct. 27 -- Trade Minister Budi Santoso said that Indonesia is advocating for unity and stronger regional economic integration at the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

"One of the messages conveyed by Indonesia at the Summit was that ASEAN centrality and unity serve as the foundation for addressing geopolitical shifts and rising protectionism," he stated in a press release on Monday.

Santoso, who accompanied President Prabowo Subianto at the Summit, noted that Indonesia emphasized the importance of maintaining ASEAN unity and centrality amid increasingly complex global geopolitical and economic dynamics.

He added that Indonesia also called for closer collaboration among member states to strengthen regional economic i...