Jakarta (Agencies) – Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said China and Indonesia had agreed to strengthen cooperation and bilateral relations, after a meeting with China Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Jakarta on Thursday.
Meanwhile Wang said that China and Indonesia want to maintain peace and stability in the region. Wang also called for all parties in the Gaza conflict to exercise restraint.
During his visit to Jakarta, Wang is also scheduled to chair the fourth meeting of the China-Indonesia High-Level Dialogue Cooperation Mechanism.
Wang kicks off his visit to Indonesia, Cambodia and Papua New Guinea on April 23 and will wrap up on April 23.
After chairing a session of the China-Indonesia High-level Dialogue Cooperation Mechanism, Wang will lead two meetings of the China-Cambodia Intergovernmental Coordination Committee.
He will finish the tour in Papua New Guinea, where in recent years Beijing has tried to chip away at US and Australian influence.
President-elect Prabowo Subianto visited China at the beginning of April, where President Xi Jinping praised their ties and laid out a vision for regional peace.
China is one of the biggest sources of foreign direct investment in Indonesia and has poured billions of dollars into projects in the archipelago nation.