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Chinese Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nong Rong and Director General of Asia-Pacific and Africa of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abdul Kadir Jailani met in Xiamen, Fujian province to hold the 15th China-Indonesia Diplomatic Consultation.

On the website of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it is stated that the meeting took place on Saturday (3/2). Nong Rong, in a statement accessed by Antara from Beijing, Sunday, said that President Xi Jinping met twice with President Joko Widodo last year, leading comprehensive strategic cooperation between the two countries to a new level and making progress in building a community that has a shared future becomes a real project.

President Joko Widodo and Chinese President Xi Jingping met on 27-28 July 2023 in Chengdu, Sichuan province and on 17-18 October 2023 in Beijing at the Belt and Road Forum (BRF) Summit.

Nong Rong added that both leaders had witnessed improved political and security cooperation mechanisms, more active people-to-people exchanges and dialogue, as well as closer coordination and cooperation in international and regional affairs.

During the meeting, Nong Rong gave an introduction to the guiding principles of the Central Conference on Foreign-Related Work, and said that building a community of shared future for the people is the highest goal pursued by the Chinese government in conducting diplomacy as a major country with Chinese characteristics in the new era.

In 2024, China is ready to work with Indonesia to follow the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, advance the building of a Sino-Indonesian community with a shared future at high-level talks and set an example for developing countries.

Solidarity and cooperation for development were also discussed in order to provide more benefits for both nations and provide a strong impetus for prosperity and stability at regional and global levels.

Meanwhile, the ministry's Director General of Asia-Pacific and Africa Abdul Kadir Jailani, positively assessed the progress achieved in implementing the action plan to strengthen the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.

According to Abdul Kadir, Indonesia attaches great importance to relations with China, and is ready to work with that country to implement the mutual agreements and understandings reached between the two heads of state.

Indonesia also agreed to intensify high-level dialogue, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields and encourage new and greater development in Indonesia and China's comprehensive strategic partnership. Indonesia, said Abdul Kadir, reaffirmed its commitment to the "one China" policy. Both sides also exchanged views on international and regional issues of mutual interest and concern, and agreed to deepen regional multilateral cooperation and safeguard common interests.