Indonesian president meets with China's state councilor

2010-01-25 10:00

JAKARTA, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met with China's State Councilor Dai Bingguo here on Friday and expected Dai to deliver his best wishes to Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao.

Yudhoyono celebrated the success of the Second Political, Legal and Security Bilateral Consultation between Indonesia and China. He said the countries' communication had become more closer since the signing of strategic partnership by President Hu and him, providing a better future to the bilateral relationship.

He said Indonesia and China had achieved many goals through well communication and coordination, and Indonesia will keep high- level contact, expand communication and cooperation, improving their strategic partnership constantly, so as to benefit people of both countries, and accelerate the development of Asia jointly.

Dai said the relationship between China and Indonesia had grown greatly since they established diplomatic relations, bringing the bilateral relationship to a higher level.

He said that the two sides had deepened political mutual trust and won plentiful fruits in many areas, no matter in terms of improving China-ASEAN relationship or facing International financial crisis. Dai said China appreciated Indonesia's being stick to "One China" policy. He added that both China and Indonesia are great regional countries, they are good neighbors, good friends and good partners, as the long-term good relationship benefit not only the two countries but also the region and the whole world's peace and prosperity.

He said that there was great potential for the cooperation between China and Indonesia. He said that China was willing to be honest to Indonesia, and make the two to support each other, to develop hand in hand, pushing their strategic partnership further and further.

Dai also met with Indonesian Vice President Boediono on Friday, and exchanged views on the communication and cooperation in the economic and trading sector.