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Premier Zhu Rongji Meets Indonesian President

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China confident about further relations with Indonesia

China is fully confident about prospects for the further development of relations with Indonesia, Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji said Monday in Beijing.

Zhu made the remark when meeting with visiting Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri. Zhu recalled his visit to Indonesia in 2001, during which the two countries designated agriculture, energy and infrastructure as their key cooperative fields.

Chinese President Jiang Zemin held successful talks with Megawati on Sunday, Zhu said, adding that the Chinese government would follow the consensus reached by the two presidents and push forward bilateral cooperation in various fields.

China-Indonesia relations were now at their best since the re-establishment of their diplomatic relations, Zhu said, noting that China had a positive attitude towards mutually beneficial cooperation with Indonesia.

"The Chinese government encourages Chinese enterprises to expand their business in Indonesia and contribute to the economic revitalization of Indonesia," the Chinese premier said.

More cooperation in various fields

Megawati said that her large delegation, which was composed of many ministers and entrepreneurs, was aimed at promoting friendly relations with China in various fields.

She said her fruitful talks with Jiang had set the direction of future cooperation of the two countries. She expressed her wish that counterpart departments would make contacts to carry out the consensus as soon as possible.

Zhu and Megawati also exchanged views on agriculture, energy, infrastructure, science and technology as well as medicine. They reached consensus in many fields.

China and Indonesia

I, Political Relations

China and Indonesia established diplomatic relations on 13 April 1950, which was suspended on 30 October 1967 due to the occurrence of the "November 30 event" of 1965.

The bilateral relations began to ease since 1980s. Foreign Minister Qian Qichen of China met respectively with President Soharto and State Minister Moerdiono of Indonesia in 1989 to discuss the resumption of diplomatic relations of the two countries. In December 1989, the two sides held talks on the technical issues regarding the normalization of bilateral relations and signed the Minutes. Foreign Minister Ali Alatas of Indonesia visited China on invitation in July 1990 and the two sides issued the Agreement on the Settlement of Indonesia's Debt Obligation to China and the Communique on the Resumption of Diplomatic Relations between the two countries.

Premier Li Peng visited Indonesia on invitation in August 6, 1990.

The bilateral relations developed steadily since the resumption of diplomatic relations of the two countries. The leaders of the two sides have maintained exchange of visits and contacts. As a result, mutual understanding and trust had been increasing, laying the foundation for the healthy and steady development of bilateral relations.

II. Economic and Trade Relations

Bilateral trade volume has risen very quickly since the two countries resumed diplomatic ties, from 1.18 billion US$ in 1990 to 7.464 billion in 2000, with an increase of 54.5% over the previous year.

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