Chinese Premier Li Qiang will undertake an official visit to Indonesia from 24 to 26 May, at the invitation of President Prabowo Subianto, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
Besides, Li will participate in the ASEAN-GCC-China Summit in Kuala Lumpur from 26 to 28 May, at the invitation of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia, the current chair of ASEAN, the ministry added.
Mao Ning, a spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry, highlighted that China-Indonesia relations, which span 75 years, have been progressing steadily with significant achievements through practical cooperation.
Last year, the two heads of state reached important consensus on building a China-Indonesia community with a shared future with regional and global influence, elevating bilateral relations to a new level.
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Li's schedule in Indonesia will include talks and meetings with Indonesian leaders, including President Prabowo, during which they will engage in in-depth discussions on deepening high-level and all-round strategic cooperation. Li will also attend activities of local business community, Mao said.
She said China hopes to carry forward the traditional friendship with Indonesia, deepen solidarity and cooperation, continuously consolidate cooperation in the "five pillars" of politics, economy, people-to-people and cultural exchanges, maritime affairs and security.
It is hoped that the two countries, along their respective modernization paths, will constantly enrich the connotation of the China-Indonesia community with a shared future, and make greater contributions to peace, stability, development and prosperity in the region and beyond, she added.
On the ASEAN-GCC-China Summit to be held for the first time, Mao said that both ASEAN and GCC countries are emerging economies in Asia, important members of the Global South, and important partners in the Belt and Road cooperation.
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China supports Malaysia, ASEAN's rotating chair, in proposing to hold the ASEAN-GCC-China Summit, she said.
Under the current international and regional circumstances, it is of great significance for the three parties to jointly discuss plans for solidarity, cooperation, development and prosperity, and promote mutually beneficial cooperation across regions, she said.
Mao said that China looks forward to expanding practical cooperation with ASEAN and GCC countries across various fields, leveraging their complementary advantages to achieve win-win outcomes, while jointly safeguarding the multilateral trading system and defending the common interests of the Global South.