Beijing, November 25th—Song Tao, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, held a video call here today with Prabowo Subianto, Chair of the Great Indonesia Movement Party and Defense Minister of Indonesia.

Song said, China and Indonesia are friendly neighbors and comprehensive strategic partners, and China-Indonesia relations have maintained healthy and stable development. Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic, President Xi Jinping and President Joko Widodo have maintained close contacts and jointly planned bilateral cooperation in the fight against the epidemic and development, and kept advancing mutual trust. Economic, trade and investment kept growing, bucking the downward trend. Bilateral cooperation continued to see fruitful results in many fields. All these have brought tangible benefits to the people of the two countries. The CPC attaches great importance to strengthening strategic communication and exchange of experiences in Party and state governance with the Great Indonesia Movement Party, and is willing to promote exchanges and cooperation in Party building, poverty alleviation, the Belt and Road Initiative and sub-national levels through inter-party channels, so as to inject new momentum into the development of China-Indonesia relations. It is hoped that both sides will strengthen coordination on international and regional affairs, deepen the China-ASEAN comprehensive strategic partnership, promote regional economic integration, better safeguard the rights and interests of developing countries, and promote regional and global stability and prosperity.

Song briefed the spirit of the sixth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee, saying that the session and the resolution adopted at the session is of great historical significance. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the CPC Central Committee, with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, has promoted historic achievements and transformation of the causes of the CPC and the country. The Chinese Communists mainly represented by Comrade Xi Jinping have created Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, which contains many aspects, including reform, development, stability, internal affairs, foreign affairs, national defense, and governance of the Party, the state, and the military. It has become the action guide for the Party and Chinese people to strive for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The plenary session emphasized the decisive significance of “the Two Establishments” (establishing Comrade Xi Jinping's core position on the Party Central Committee and in the Party as a whole and defining the guiding role of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era) to the development of the Party and China in the new era and to the historical process of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The CPC has always kept the well-being of the world in mind and has always paid close attention to the future and destiny of mankind from a global perspective. It stands on the right side of history and the side of human progress, and is willing to work with all peoples of the world, including the Indonesian people, to promote the building of a community with a shared future.

Prabowo warmly congratulated the CPC on its centenary and the successful convening of the sixth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee, and spoke highly of the great achievements Chinese people made under the leadership of General Secretary Xi Jinping since the 18th CPC National Congress in poverty eradication, fighting the Covid-19 epidemic, and the further rise in China’s international influence and strength of appeal.. He thanked the Chinese side for its strong support for Indonesia in fighting the epidemic and other areas. Prabowo said, China's adherence on following a development path that suits its own conditions has not only benefited its own people, but also provided important reference for other countries. The Great Indonesia Movement Party values its friendly relations with the CPC and hopes to strengthen exchanges and mutual learning between the two Parties, promote cooperation in economy, trade and defense, prop up the development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries and contribute to regional solidarity and cooperation. Prabowo also wished the Beijing Winter Olympics a complete success.

Chen Zhou, Vice-minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, was present.

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