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ReutersHONOLULU | Fri Nov 11, 2011 7:20pm EST
- The United States and Indonesia agreed on Friday to work to expand trade and commercial ties, with a focus on energy, before President Barack Obama's visit next week for the East Asian Summit in Bali.
"It's time for the U.S.-Indonesia relationship to stop walking and start running," Dino Patti Djalal, Indonesia's ambassador to the United States, said at a signing ceremony with U.S. Commerce Under Secretary Francisco Sanchez.
Top executives from Procter & Gamble and Chevron Asia Pacific Exploration and Production took part in the event to mark the start of the U.S.-Indonesia Commercial Dialogue that will begin work next month.
"We're going to be focusing on energy -- traditional oil and gas but also renewable energy -- harmonizing standards and helping small businesses in both countries participate in this growing sector," Sanchez told Reuters after the signing.
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