A press release by Indonesia’s Foreign Ministry said FM Marty Natalegawa and his Japanese counterpart Koichiro Gemba agreed on this view, during their meeting on the sidelines of the recent ASE AN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM) in Phnom Penh.
The two FMs also pledged to hold strategic dialogues at ministerial level to maintain positive momentum for bilateral relations, and agreed to promote the co-operation between the two countries both in bilateral and multilateral issues.
The Japanese FM praised the role of Indonesia in dealing with political and marine issues at the East Asian Summit.
For his part, the Indonesian FM believed that Indonesia and Japan can widen their relationship in the future.
(VNA)