JAKARTA - Indonesia and Australia are comprehensive strategic partners, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will visit Jakarta and meet with President Prabowo Subianto.
PM Albanese is planned to visit Indonesia on May 14-15, his first visit after he was re-elected in the federal election on May 3.
"Indonesia welcomes PM Albanese's planned visit to Jakarta on May 14-15, within the framework of the Annual Leaders Meeting Indonesia and Australia," explained the spokesperson for the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rolliansyah Soemirat in a statement from the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as quoted on May 13.
Furthermore, the diplomat who is familiarly called Roy explained that tomorrow's visit will be the first after PM Albanese was re-elected in the General Election, showing the strategic closeness of the two countries.
" Indonesia and Australia are Comprehensive Strategic Partners," explained Roy.
"The meeting with President Prabowo will discuss increasing bilateral cooperation, especially in the economic sector, including issues of food security, energy and trade, as well as priority issues for both countries with the new government," explained the Spokesperson for the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"The two leaders will also discuss a range of regional and global issues," he added.
Last week, Mr Albanese said he would visit Indonesia, his first overseas trip since being re-elected, highlighting the importance of the relationship between the two countries.
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"We have no more important relationship than Indonesia to our north," Albanese said in a television interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, as quoted by Reuters.
Albanese said he would travel to Indonesia on Wednesday, a day after his government was sworn in.
The visit would be "a signal to our region about the importance we place on this region," he added.
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