JAKARTA, (PNA/Xinhua) — Cooperation between Indonesia and China covers broad areas and Jakarta hopes to lift the relationship to a higher level, senior government officials here say.
Indonesia and China had a strategic partnership, Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa told Xinhua on the eve of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to his country.
The two countries had closely cooperated in various forums, including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the East Asia Summit, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum and the Group of 20 (G20), he said.
“So, actually the cooperation between the two countries has been so complete and integrated. The strategic partnership has become so important and will be more important,” Marty said.
Xi arrives for a state visit Wednesday and he will attend APEC’s 21st informal economic leaders’ meeting on the resort island of Bali.