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Maluku Province, and eastern Indonesia in general, has a lot of potential for greater trade and investment with Europe that has not been explored.

The successful completion of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), currently being negotiated by the European Union and Indonesia, will boost trade and facilitate investment for both parties.

This was said by the Ambassador of the European Union to Indonesia Vincent Piket, in the virtual meeting "IEU CEPA Virtual Roadshow to Maluku", Monday (14/12).

Piket said that the European Union saw the potential for investment in fisheries and spices in Maluku.

"Europe will buy a lot of fish around the globe and will look for quality, it will look for diversity, and that is something that we can work on also with Maluku. So I think the investment potential for the fish industry, for the fish processing industry, is I think a very good option, "he said.

"Secondly, spices are the same, Europe has no spices so we will have to find them elsewhere and Maluku historically has been a major exporter, so it has good potential," Piket added.

Meanwhile, the Governor of Maluku, Murad Ismail who was present at the meeting, said that currently the Maluku provincial government, assisted by the central government, continues to strive to provide the infrastructure needed to support investors.

Maluku is ready to serve potential investors in accordance with applicable regulations. The European Union delegation has held a series of virtual roadshows to a number of major cities in Indonesia in collaboration with the Indonesian Ministry of Trade, the European Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia (EuroCham), and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN).

The roadshow aims to promote trade and investment, as well as the potential for the European Union Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU-CEPA). (voi/nuke)