REPUBLIKA.CO.ID,BEIJING -- Indonesia and China have agreed to strengthen economic ties by intensifying sustainable trade, and investment in infrastructure, energy and financial sectors, according to the first high level economic dialog between the two countries held here Monday.
At the dialog, the Indonesian delegation was led by Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Sofyan Djalil and the Chinese delegation was led by State Council Yang Jiechi.
The dialog was initiated by then Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Chinese President Xi Jinping when the Chinese leader visited Indonesia in October 2013.
"President Joko Widodo and President Xi Jinping followed up on the initiative of the high level economic dialog between Indonesia and China at a meeting held on the sidelines of APEC Summit (in Beijing). At that time the two state leaders agreed to expand relations and cooperation in various fields within the framework of comprehensive strategic partnership," Sofyan said.
He pointed out that China is a very important strategic partner of Indonesia. In the economic field, to strengthen the strategic partnership, both countries have signed a number of cooperation agreements to carry out development programs in the next five years, including integrated industrial estates, financial cooperation and development financing.
"We hope China can participate in infrastructure development in Indonesia and enhance cooperation with Indonesia in other fields. In this regard, we agree to eliminate all obstacles to economic cooperation between the two countries," he said.
Meanwhile, Yang Jiechi said at the dialog both countries also agreed to enhance cooperation in the agricultural and fisheries sectors.
"Indonesia is a large country and has large population. It sees the improving economic performance all the time and is a G20 member, making it a very strategic partner for China," he said.
The dialog is expected to serve as a forum to better strengthen economic relations between the two countries.
On the occasion, the two nations also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on optimizing the development of coal-fired power plants.
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