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Indonesia's trade minister resigns to focus on presidential campaign


    JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan said on Friday he will resign his post effective immediately to focus on his campaign to win the presidential nomination for the ruling Democratic Party.

    "I already met the president two days ago and he accepted it," he told reporters.

    (Reporting by Jonathan Thatcher; Editing by Paul Tait)