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Indonesia reaffirms commitment to active role in world order with OECD accession road map
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Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto received the roadmap for Indonesia's Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) membership accession at the opening of the OECD Ministerial Level Meeting in Paris, France on Thursday.
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epresenting the Indonesian government, Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto received the road map for Indonesia's Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) membership accession, at the opening of the OECD Ministerial Level Meeting in Paris on Thursday.
This process, which marks further progress in Indonesia joining the OECD, is in line with Indonesia's efforts to increase collaboration with all OECD members. The close cooperation between the two parties in the accession process aims to enable better policies for better lives, as per the OECD motto "Better Policies for Better Lives".
In his speech during the handover process, Airlangga said OECD membership and standards were critical to ensuring an inclusive and sustainable global economy, as the organization represents 80 percent of global trade and investment.
"Becoming a member of the OECD allows Indonesia to strengthen its constitutional commitment to participate in the world order, to advance freedom, everlasting peace and social justice," he said.
There are currently seven countries with accession-candidate status, namely Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Indonesia, Croatia, Peru and Romania.
Relations between Indonesia and the OECD have been ongoing since 2007, when Indonesia joined as a key partner. The OECD itself has become Indonesia's strategic partner in improving policies and standards for society, governance and the business world.
Also present to witness the handover of Indonesia's membership road map were Finance Minister Sri Mulyani, Secretary of the Office of the Coordinating Economic Minister Susiwijono Moegiarso, Deputy Coordinating Economic Minister Edi Prio Pambudi, as well as Indonesian Ambassador to France Andorra and Monaco and Permanent Delegation to UNESCO Mohamad Oemar.
This article was published in collaboration with Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs Republic of Indonesia
