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US, Australia, others to help Indonesia OECD accession, govt says
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United States President Joe Biden (right) shakes hand with Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 13, 2023 in Washington, DC. Biden and Jokowi discussed a range of bilateral issues during their meeting. (-/Win McNamee/Getty Images North America/Getty Images via AFP)
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ember countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) have expressed their support for Indonesia’s accession into the bloc, the government said, with some saying they would provide technical assistance to speed up the archipelago’s membership to the body.
Edi Prio Pambudi, undersecretary for international cooperation at the Office of the Coordinating Economic Minister, told The Jakarta Post on Saturday that no member of the OECD had any objection to Indonesia joining the intergovernmental economic organization.
Major countries such as the United States, Australia, Germany, Japan, France, the Netherlands and Ireland would provide technical assistance to Indonesia on the upcoming review process to becoming a member of the OECD, he said
“Hopefully, the decision to start accession will be issued soon,” Edi said.
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Indonesia has shown an interest in becoming part of the OECD since 2022 to accelerate its transformation into a developed country.
Prior to its bid, Indonesia had cooperated with the OECD on a number of occasions, including as a key partner of the organization in 2014.
