Indonesia, Singapore seek to boost ties
Indonesian Foreign
Minister Marty Natalegawa and his visiting Singaporean counterpart K
Shanmugam have discussed measures to strengthen bilateral cooperation in
such areas as trade, investment, transport and tourism.
During the February 4 meeting, held in Bandung, the capital of the
West Java province, the two ministers further discussed bilateral issues
envisaged from results of the Leader's Retreat meeting, which were held
by the two countries' leaders in Singapore on April 22, 2013, said a
press release by the Indonesian Foreign Ministry.
In addition to bilateral ties, they also talked issues relating to the
formation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Community by 2015, the security situation in the region and the world,
as well as mutual cooperation at international forums.
The meeting was part of preparations for the Leader's Retreat meeting
between President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Singaporean Prime
Minister Lee Hsien Loong slated for this year in Indonesia .
Singapore is now Indonesia’s second largest investor after
Japan, with total investment of 4.67 billion USD recorded last year./.