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Economic ministers of Indonesia and ASEAN nations have agreed, to ensure free flow of trade, especially in essential goods, and make efforts to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The agreement was reached during the Special ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) Virtual Conference Meeting on COVID-19 Responses. The meeting discussed the joint efforts taken by ASEAN countries to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, and followed up on an agreement reached by the heads of states and governments of ASEAN, in the Declaration of the Special ASEAN Summit on Coronavirus Disease 2019, and the previous ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) meeting, which produced the AEM's Statement on Strengthening ASEAN's Economic Resilience in Response to the Outbreak of COVID-19. As quoted by Antara, Deputy Trade Minister Jerry Sambuaga in a statement in Jakarta on Friday stated, that Indonesia and the ASEAN economic ministers are committed, to exploring mechanisms to maintain supply chain connectivity, and ensure the smooth flow of trade in essential goods in the Southeast Asia region, particularly those related to handling the COVID-19 pandemic//ANT