Jakarta, September 20th—Song Tao, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, met here today with Prabowo Subianto, General Chairman of the Great Indonesian Movement Party.

Song said that China and Indonesia are friendly neighbors and comprehensive strategic partners. In recent years, the two sides have taken the opportunity of jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative to closely align the development strategies and achieve remarkable results in practical cooperation in various fields, bringing tangible benefits to the two peoples. On the basis of the four principles for party-to-party relations, the CPC is ready to strengthen friendly exchanges with the Great Indonesian Movement Party, learn from each other's experience in party governance and state administration, continuously enhance mutual understanding and political mutual trust, and jointly promote better development of China-Indonesia comprehensive strategic partnership and pragmatic cooperation in various fields.

Prabowo said that China is an important cooperative partner of Indonesia. He was delighted with the sound momentum of bilateral relations. At present, Indonesia is faced with the urgent need to develop its economy and improve people's livelihood, which cannot be achieved without strengthening cooperation with China. The Great Indonesian Movement Party admires the great achievements of the CPC in governance and firmly supports the two countries in deepening mutually beneficial and friendly cooperation in all areas within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. The Great Indonesian Movement Party hopes to further strengthen exchanges and mutual learning with the CPC, learn from the CPC's experience in party governance and state administration in an in-depth manner to better serve the country and the people.

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