INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The First Ministerial Meeting of China-Indonesia Joint Foreign and Defense Ministerial Dialogue will be kept in Beijing on April 21, the
Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Friday.Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Foreign
Minister Wang Yi and Defense Minister Dong Jun will chair the meeting, the ministry said.Indonesias Foreign Minister Sugiono and Defense
Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin will go to the meeting in China, it said.Noting that this year marks the 75th anniversary of the facility of
diplomatic ties between China and Indonesia, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian informed a regular news rundown that this is the
very first Joint Foreign and Defense Ministerial Dialogue between China and a foreign nation, and it shows the strategic nature and high
level of China-Indonesia cooperation.Last year, the two heads of state concurred that both sides need to hold the First Ministerial Meeting
of China-Indonesia Joint Foreign and Defense Ministerial Dialogue at an early date.During the upcoming conference, the Chinese officials and
their Indonesian counterparts will exchange views on bilateral relations, political security and defense cooperation between the 2 nations,
and global and local cooperation, Lin said.China is willing to deal with Indonesia to follow the tactical guidance of the 2 presidents, make
excellent use of the discussion system and promote the continuous improvement of relationship, mutual trust and tactical coordination
between the 2 nations to a higher level, the spokesperson included.
