The China-Indonesia strategic partnership is established on the
basis of common interests and needs, and shows that the bilateral
relationship is moving toward maturity, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao
said on Monday.
China and Indonesia should formulate an action plan as soon as
possible so that the bilateral cooperation of mutual benefit can be
further deepened. The Chinese side is willing to work together with
Indonesia in this respect, Wen said during a meeting with
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is now in
Nanning to attend the commemorative summit marking the 15th
anniversary of China-ASEAN Dialogue Relations.
Economic and trade cooperation is the pillar for the development
of China-Indonesia relations. China hopes that the two sides will
cooperate closely in the implementation of the projects on
assisting Indonesia to build railways, bridges, dams and power
plants, he said.
China and Indonesia should also work together to expand the
two-way trade and mutual investment, and make more efforts to
facilitate cooperation in the tourism industry, Wen added.
Susilo said the establishment of the Indonesia-China strategic
partnership had boosted the two sides' all-round cooperation in
various sectors.
Indonesia hopes to expand cooperation with China in the fields
like investment, trade, energy and tourism, and welcomes China to
participate in Indonesia's infrastructure construction, he
said.
Indonesia is ready to facilitate the cooperation between the
enterprises of the two countries, in an effort to make the two-way
trade volume hit US$30 billion by 2010, Susilo added.
Susilo arrived in Nanning, capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous
Region, on Sunday to attend the China-ASEAN summit. Susilo will
also attend the third China-ASEAN Expo to be opened here on
Tuesday.
Before arriving here, Susilo visited Shanghai where he and
Chinese Vice Premier Huang Ju attended the second China-Indonesia
energy forum on Saturday.
Indonesia is the largest economy among the 10 ASEAN member
states, and China is Indonesia's fourth largest trading
partner.
(Xinhua News Agency October 31, 2006)