Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he wants to strengthen relations not just with Indonesia but across the region, as he arrived in Jakarta ahead of key talks:
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrived in Jakarta on Sunday night. He said increasing links with Indonesia was crucial amid growing tensions in the Indo-Pacific.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he wants to strengthen relations not just with Indonesia but across the region, as he arrived in Jakarta ahead of key talks.to discuss trade, climate and regional issues.
He will also be joined by 11 prominent Australian business leaders including Telstra chief executive Andrew Penn, Commonwealth Bank chief executive Matt Comyn and Business Council of Australia chief executive Jennifer Westacott. The final day of the prime minister's visit to Indonesia will see him fly to Makassar in the country's east on Tuesday.Mr Albanese said it was critical that relations with Indonesia extended to the whole of the country, and not just Jakarta and Bali."This is more than symbolic, this is a friendship which is deep," he said.