Jakarta, Oct. 6 -- Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (I-EU CEPA) is expected to be submitted for ratification in the European Union this October.

According to him, this follows the preparation of a legal draft of the agreement in English, which he stated is now in the finalization stage.

"Regarding the I-EU CEPA, we are awaiting the completion of the legal drafting in English. Once this is complete, we hope it can be submitted for ratification in the EU in October," he informed in a press statement on Tuesday.

He had previously set a target for the I-EU CEPA to be signed this year, allowing its implementation to commence in early ...