Receives OECD Delegation, President asks Indonesia to Speed Up Membership Process

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received a delegation from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta on Thursday (10/08/2023).

Minister of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia, Sri Mulyani in her statement revealed that the OECD appreciated President Jokowis leadership in carrying out reform measures in a number of fields in strengthening the national economy amid global uncertainty.

During the meeting, Sri Mulyani conveyed Indonesias desire to join the OECD and has officially applied for membership.

The President hopes that the membership process can run well and quickly. Moreover, Sri Mulyani said that Indonesia has made a number of reforms to strengthen the Indonesian economy which are in accordance with the requirements of OECD membership.

"So that when Indonesia wants to become a member of the OECD, we do not start from scratch. However, there are many areas of reform that have been carried out by Indonesia which are also in accordance with the needs of a policy framework that is consistent with the OECD," the Minister said.

On the same occasion, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi said that a meeting will be held in the near future to discuss Indonesias membership plan in the OECD.

Retno also mentioned the strong support from OECD member countries for Indonesias membership in the OECD.

"In recent days I have received letters from several foreign ministers expressing strong support for Indonesias membership in the OECD," Retno said.