Foreign Ministry Spokesperson’s Remarks on the First Senior Officials’ Meeting of the China-Indonesia Joint Foreign and Defense Ministerial Dialogue

Q: We have learned that senior official of the Chinese Foreign Ministry will travel to Indonesia soon to attend the Senior Officials’ Meeting of the China-Indonesia Joint Foreign and Defense Ministerial Dialogue. Can you share more information on that?

A: As agreed between China and Indonesia, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sun Weidong and Deputy Director of the Office for International Military Cooperation of the Central Military Commission Zhang Baoqun will lead a delegation to Jakarta on August 12 to attend the first Senior Officials’ Meeting of the China-Indonesia Joint Foreign and Defense Ministerial Dialogue.

The China-Indonesia Joint Foreign and Defense Ministerial Dialogue, launched in 2023, is the first 2+2 ministerial dialogue set up between China and other countries. During the Senior Officials’ Meeting, the two sides will exchange views on China-Indonesia relations and international and regional issues of mutual interest. We will release timely information on the meeting.