The Indonesian government hoped the ban imposed by the European Union on Indonesian aircraft from flying to Europe would be lifted soon.
"We have agreed to settle this problem soon, particularly by increasing technical cooperation, so that this would no longer affect the development of cooperation between the two sides," Antara news agency on Wednesday quoted Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda as saying.
In other words, at technical level the Indonesian government indeed needs to answer the many questions raised by the EU flight safety commission which may lead to lifting the flight ban, although Indonesian aircraft did not fly to European Union destinations, said the minister on Tuesday at his office.
Following the decision of the EU flight safety commission issued in July 2007, several countries postponed the signing of the partnership cooperation agreement along with the postponement of a visit by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to a number of EUmember countries last year.
"European countries are Indonesia's important trade partners and sources of investment," he said.
Source:Xinhua
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