"The benefit of the partnership is enjoyed by both countries as well as the world."Jakarta (ANTARA News) - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa co-chaired the third annual US-Indonesia Joint Commission Meeting, held under the framework of the bilateral Comprehensive Partnership, in Washington DC on Thursday.
"The Indonesia-US Comprehensive Partnership is strong, equitable and mutually beneficial," Marty said in a press statement here on Friday.
"The benefit of the partnership is enjoyed by both countries as well as the world," he added.
US President Barack Obama and Indonesian Head of State Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono launched the Comprehensive Partnership programme in November 2010 to help strengthen ties between the world�s third- and fourth-largest countries by population.
The two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to improving bilateral relations when they met in Bali, Indonesia, in 2011.
At the latest Joint Commission Meeting, six working groups presented before Hillary and Marty results of the bilateral cooperation efforts made so far.
The working groups highlighted the cooperation efforts made last year and discussed ways to strengthen economic and cultural ties between the two countries.
The six workings groups focused on Democracy and Civil Society, Security, Trade and Investment, Energy, Education, and Climate and Environment.
During his working visit to Washington DC earlier, Marty met with Tom Donilo, the National Security Advisor in the Obama Administration, at the White House.
At the meeting, they discussed various global security issues as well as efforts to strengthen cooperation under the East Asian Summit framework.
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