Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono held a state banquet in honor of his Argentine counterpart Cristina Elisabet Fernandez De Kirchner at the state palace here on Thursday night.

Yudhoyono warmly welcomed Kirchner upon arrival at the palace.

Earlier in the day, the two heads of state held bilateral talks, during which the two nations signed three Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs).

Under the MoUs, the two nations agreed to open an Indonesia-Argentina flight route via Sydney, Australia, and enhance cooperation in agricultural and investment fields.



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