SHANGHAI, October 19 -- Chinese President Jiang Zemin  met Friday with Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri, who  is here to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)  Leaders Meeting due to open on October 20.

  Jiang welcomed Megawati to come to China for the APEC meeting.

  Megawati said that she has expected for a long time to visit  China, since the two countries have established a good  relationship. She also expressed the hope that bilateral ties  between Indonesia and China will further develop.

  Megawati said she was happy to attend the APEC meeting, for the first time, in Shanghai.

  Jiang said, Megawati reminded him of her father Sukarno, who  was one of the founders of friendly relations between the two  countries.

  Jiang expressed confidence that friendly cooperation between  the two countries will achieve greater progress during Megawati's  term of office.

  As two friendly neighbors, Jiang said, China will as always  support Indonesian government's efforts to safeguard Indonesia's  territorial integrity, national unity and harmony among all its  ethic groups.

  Jiang said he was happy to see that situation in Indonesia has  turned stable recently and that the Indonesian economy is  recovering gradually.

  President Jiang recalled his participation in the APEC meeting  held in Indonesia in 1994.
  Jiang invited Megawati to visit China next year at her  convenience, and Megawati accepted Jiang 's invitation with  pleasure.

  The two leaders also exchanged views on the anti-terrorism  issue, maintenance of regional peace and peace in the world, and  other issues.