PM says before Jakarta trip he wants deeper ties with neighbours while ‘recognising the challenges’ of China’s involvement in region
Albanese will hold his first face-to-face meeting with Widodo on Monday in Jakarta. The prime minister will also visit Makassar on the southern tip of Sulawesi, a region Widodo wants to develop, and where Australia has opened its newest Indonesian diplomatic presence.
He will be accompanied on the Indonesian visit by the foreign minister, Penny Wong, the trade minister, Don Farrell, the industry minister, Ed Husic, and Australian business leaders including senior executives from Fortescue, Bluescope, Sun Cable, Telstra, Thales Australia and Wesfarmers. The prime minister said he would also have talks with the secretary general of the Association of South East Asian Nations , Lim Jock Hoi, “and those discussions reflect the priority that we have on south-east Asia”.
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