Xi Jinping'sVisit RI To Boost Coop

Jakarta, Sept 30 (Antara) - China`s President Xi Jinping`s planned visit to Indonesia early next month is expected to boost cooperation between the two countries on a wide variety of issues, Indonesian presidential special aide Teuku Faizasyah said on Monday. "President Xi Jinping`s visit will be used by the two countries to strengthen their bilateral cooperation, which has actually been developing since the signing of a strategic partnership agreement in 2005," he said in a press statement. President Xi Jinping will be accompanied by First Lady Peng Liyuan and a number of delegates when he makes a state visit to Indonesia on October 2 and 3. While in the country, he will hold bilateral talks with Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Faizasyah revealed. The issues that will be discussed are those that have become a priority in the framework of the strategic partnership, including economic and development cooperation, defense and security, maritime and fisheries and inter-community relations, he added. The two leaders will also exchange views on regional, as well as global issues of common concern, including cooperation in the East Asia Summit, APEC and the U.N., Faizasyah pointed out. President Yudhoyono and President Xi are also scheduled to witness the signing of several agreements, including a cooperation agreement on the development of integrated industrial zones and a memorandum of understanding on fisheries. After meeting with President Yudhoyono, President Xi is scheduled to meet with the Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as well as inaugurate a photo exhibition on Indonesia-China relations, which is being held jointly by state-owned news agency LKBN Antara and China`s Xinhua. President Xi, along with President Yudhoyono, is also scheduled to attend a business luncheon with business leaders from both the countries. Faizasyah, who is also the Indonesian presidential aide for international affairs, stated, "The two heads of states commitment to further increasing bilateral cooperation in the future is certainly aimed at the interests of the people of the two countries, especially their economic and progressive development."