US EditionIndonesia’s President Visiting Ottawa After Talks on Trade Deal End
- On September 24, 2025, in Ottawa, Indonesia’s leader Prabowo Subianto and Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney finalized a broad agreement aimed at strengthening economic ties between the two nations.
- The deal followed four years of trade negotiations that both countries announced had finished last November, aiming to open multiple industries to trade.
- The agreement includes a new defense cooperation pact focusing on maritime security, cyber defense, peacekeeping, and military education, while Indonesia seeks Canadian resources and nuclear technology.
- Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu said Canada aims to eliminate tariffs on over 95% of exports to Indonesia within a year, and bilateral trade could double from the current $5 billion.
- The agreement highlights Canada's Indo-Pacific strategy to diversify exports beyond the US and enhance economic engagement with Southeast Asia amid growing regional dialogues.
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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto called the agreement a "historic moment" during an official visit to Ottawa Wednesday, as it is the first of its kind with an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member country
President Prabowo Subianto's official visit to Ottawa, Canada received a warm welcome from Canadian Prime Minister (PM) Mark Carney, at West Block, Parliament Hill, Wednesday, September 24, 2025.
This is Canada's first bilateral trade agreement with a country of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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Indonesian president signs trade deal, defence pact with Canada
OTTAWA — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has signed a trade agreement and a defence agreement with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Parliament Hill, as Canada expands its ties with Southeast Asia.
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