On behalf of their respective governments, Chinese Defense
Minister Cao Gangchuan and Indonesian Defense Minister Juwono
Sudarsono signed in Beijing Wednesday an agreement on defense
cooperation between the two countries.
The agreement was signed after Cao and Juwono held talks at the
Chinese Defense Ministry, according to the Ministry's foreign
affairs office, without giving details on the agreement.
Cao told Juwono during their talks that China is ready to work
together with Indonesia to promote the comprehensive development of
relations between the two countries and two armed forces, in a bid
to bring benefit to the two peoples.
Cao hailed the continuous development of friendly cooperation
between China and Indonesia in political, economic, military and
cultural fields.
He said Indonesia is the first of ASEAN (The Association of
Southeast Asian Nations) member states to establish strategic
partnership with China.
Juwono said Indonesia attaches great importance to the strategic
partnership with China and hopes to deepen cooperation in various
fields and coordination on international affairs.
(Xinhua News Agency November 7, 2007)
