At the bilateral meeting, Widodo was accompanied by several cabinet members, including Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin Nasution, State Secretary Pratikno, and Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan.
Coordinating Human Development and Culture Minister Puan Maharani; Coordinating Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto; Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita; and Indonesian Ambassador to Singapore Ngurah Swajaya also attended the meeting.
The head of state, commonly known as Jokowi, welcomed his Chilean counterpart at one of the meeting rooms on the third floor of the convention center.
"I do laud our bilateral meeting," he remarked.
Jokowi also congratulated President Echenique over his reelection. At the bilateral meeting, President Echenique was accompanied by his International Advisor Benjamin Salas and Chilean Ambassador to Singapore James Sinclair, among others.
Prior to his meeting with the Chilean president, Jokowi attended an official luncheon with ASEAN leaders, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and President of Chile Sebastian Pinera.
On Monday, Indonesian Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita and his counterparts from nine other ASEAN member countries signed an agreement on e-commerce at the 17th ASEAN Economic Community Council Meeting.
The signing of the ASEAN Agreement on e-commerce is believed to help create a more conducive environment for the growth of e-commerce in the region through advancing trade rules in e-commerce and building up greater digital connectivity in the ASEAN.
During the meeting that Singapore`s Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing chaired, the ASEAN economic ministers also concluded this regional grouping`s trade in services agreement, which will deepen the integration of ASEAN services markets.
The presence of ASEAN Trade in Services Agreement (ATISA) will also introduce commitments related to services trade, paving the way for a more liberal, stable, and predictable environment for service suppliers in the Southeast Asian region.
Moreover, the ASEAN economic ministers also finalized the Fourth Protocol to Amend the ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement (ACIA).
This ACIA will introduce stronger commitments prohibiting the imposition of performance requirements on investors and help ASEAN remain an attractive and competitive investment destination.
Reporting by Bayu Prasetyo
Editing by Rahmad Nasution, Yoseph Hariyadi
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