Jakarta, Oct. 22 -- Indonesia aims to secure unanimous approval from member states to formally commence accession talks with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) at a high-level meeting in November 2026.

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said Jakarta is counting on Australia - a founding member of the 12-nation trade bloc - to champion its bid, particularly following the renewal of the bilateral economic partnership program, PROSPERA.

"The other things that we need support from Australia is for CPTPP," Hartarto said during the launch of PROSPERA Phase II here on Thursday.

"And as I discussed earlier, hopefully in the meeting of this November that the Indonesia acc...