Indonesia is opening its market for products from the Palestine by charging zero import duties so as to show concrete support not only politically but also economically.



Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita said a larger trade agreement with the Palestinian Authority (PA) was scheduled to be completed this year, he said after meeting Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia Zuhair SM Al Shun on Wednesday.



In December 2017, Enggartiasto signed a zero import duty agreement for dates and olive oil with Palestinian Minister of Economy Abeer Odeh on the sidelines of the 11th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires. Dates and olive oil entering Indonesia are currently charged a 5 percent import duty.



The agreement came into effect on Jan. 1 after leaders from both countries approved it, Enggartiasto said, marking the start of wider trade cooperation...