Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia is seeking to enhancebilateral cooperation with Jordan in several fields such as trade, strategicindustry and counter-terrorism.

Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi expressedthe wish at a meeting on October 4 with her Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadiduring her visit to Jordan, the Antara news agency reported.

According to Marsudi, Indonesia and Jordan have strategicgeographical locations that allow them to serve as the gate to ASEAN and MiddleEastern Market.

She suggested the two countries provide wider access toprime products of each country, including oil palm, tyres, electronic devicesand salt, and diversify products to intensify trade ties.

The Indonesian minister also proposed to Jordanian Governmenta negotiation on a bilateral Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) to help reducetariff and non-tariff barriers.

She invited Jordanian enterprises to several forums to beheld in Indonesia this year such as the Indonesia-Middle East Annual Gatheringon Economy (IMAGE), the Trade Expo of Indonesia (TEI) and the regional economicforum.

In countering terrorism, both ministers calledon joint efforts to combat terrorism and radicalism. Marsudi emphasised that anMoU between two countries on the cooperation in this field should be discussedsoon.-VNA