"China is ready to strengthen coordination with Indonesia and supports Indonesia`s efforts to organize a series of East Asian leaders` meetings this year."
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - China is prepared to strengthen coordination and to support Indonesia as the chairman of ASEAN in the ASEAN-East Asian cooperation forum.

The Chinese preparedness to support Indonesia and strengthen coordination was stated by Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao in a joint press conference with President Yudhoyono at the Merdeka Palace here on Friday.

Prime Minister Jiabao said that China was ready to encourage cooperation in the East Asia region so that it would develop healthily and in a stable way.

China, he said, was always ready to encourage the creation of peace and prosperity in the East Asian region.

"China is ready to strengthen coordination with Indonesia and supports Indonesia`s efforts to organize a series of East Asian leaders` meetings this year," Jiabao said.

The meeting of the leaders of the East Asian nations would be held during the ASEAN summit which would be held in Bali on November 2011.

Jiabao acknowledged Indonesia will play an increasingly and important role in the long run, both in the regional and international level.

In his statement, Jiabao also disclosed China`s intention to strengthen cooperation with ASEAN.

He said that China and Indonesia had experienced various kinds of tests in the changing various international situations.

China, he said, is committed to continues increasing friendship and cooperation with Indonesia through a strategic partnership between the two nations.

In the meantime, President Yudhoyono expressed the ASEAN intention to cooperate with China in overcoming turmoil of the world food and energy prices,

"Here is the importance of cooperation in increasing food security and energy security, whether it is increasing the production and productivity or increasing steps to stable prices," he said.

ASEAN according to the president, will increase cooperation with China to increase food resilience in the regional level.
(Uu.A014/H-YH)

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