Jakarta, Sept. 16 -- Trade Minister Budi Santoso urged continued negotiations on the Indonesia-Sri Lanka Preferential Trade Agreement (ISL-PTA) during a meeting with Sri Lankan Labour Minister and Deputy Finance and Planning Minister Anil Jayantha Fernando in Jakarta, Wednesday.

"We discussed various measures to boost trade between Indonesia and Sri Lanka. One such measure is advancing the ISL-PTA through a third round of negotiations. We are optimistic that the agreement will benefit both nations," Santoso said in a written statement.

He emphasized the importance of Indonesia gaining access to the Sri Lankan market through the PTA. Doing so would allow Indonesia to further expand export opportunities within the South Asian market.

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