Indonesia will meet EU's aviation safety standard in an effort to help its airlines fly into the European territory, Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on Nov. 30.

On Nov. 28, EU refused to lift its entry ban on 51 Indonesian airlines, including the national airline Garuda, but has ended its ban on Pakistan International Airlines and Blue Wing Airlines of Surinam after they met EU standard.

EU has imposed the ban on the Indonesian airlines since June following several air accidents in Indonesia that killed hundreds of people.

"The standard (of EU) must be complied first," the vice president told a press conference at his office.

He cited that the EU safety standard kept rising from time to time. Now it is higher as compared to other international standards, such as those set in the United States, Japan and Australia.

"The EU standards of quality control and safety have persistently increased. We may be late to anticipate, to follow the standard," Kalla said, adding that Indonesian standard may not violate Japanese standard, or Australia's.

"The European Union standard is higher, therefore we must adjust ourselves should we want to fly there," he said.

Kalla said government would cooperate with experts from EU to meet the goal. The initial step was to ask Garuda, which was the only airline in the country that has routes to the European territory, to invite experts from EU.

"The persons who know the standards must give advice to Garuda first. We would like to make Garuda pass the standard," he said, adding that Garuda has talked with the KLM (Netherland's carrier) for the possibility of helping the air carrier to comply with the EU standard.