The Indonesian and German governments held the first senior officials consultation meeting here on Monday to follow up the results of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono`s visit to Germany in December 2009.
The meeting discussed efforts to promote bilateral cooperation in various fields for the benefit of the two peoples` welfare besides regional and global issues of common interests, the Indonesian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Indonesia hoped the bilateral consultation would serve as a regular forum to explore the possibility of new cooperation between the two countries as well as to discuss possible hindrances to the realization of bilateral cooperation, the statement said.
Meanwhile, Germany deemed it necessary to hold the consultation meeting regularly, realizing that Indonesia was a large democratic country which had strong economy and influence in the region, it said.
The Indonesian delegation to the meeting was led by the ministry`s director general of America and Europe, Ambassador Retno L.P. Marsudi, accompanied by the chief of the Indonesian mission in Berlin, Ambassador Eddy Pratomo, director of western Europe Dewa Made Juniarta Sastrawan, and relevant officials of the ministry.
The German delegation was meanwhile led by the director general of Asia and the Pacific at the German Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Cyrill J. Nunn, accompanied by German Ambassador to Indonesia Dr. Norbert Baas, officials of the ministry`s directorate general of culture and staff members of the German embassy in Jakarta.
The meeting discussed efforts to promote bilateral cooperation in various fields for the benefit of the two peoples` welfare besides regional and global issues of common interests, the Indonesian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Indonesia hoped the bilateral consultation would serve as a regular forum to explore the possibility of new cooperation between the two countries as well as to discuss possible hindrances to the realization of bilateral cooperation, the statement said.
Meanwhile, Germany deemed it necessary to hold the consultation meeting regularly, realizing that Indonesia was a large democratic country which had strong economy and influence in the region, it said.
The Indonesian delegation to the meeting was led by the ministry`s director general of America and Europe, Ambassador Retno L.P. Marsudi, accompanied by the chief of the Indonesian mission in Berlin, Ambassador Eddy Pratomo, director of western Europe Dewa Made Juniarta Sastrawan, and relevant officials of the ministry.
The German delegation was meanwhile led by the director general of Asia and the Pacific at the German Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Cyrill J. Nunn, accompanied by German Ambassador to Indonesia Dr. Norbert Baas, officials of the ministry`s directorate general of culture and staff members of the German embassy in Jakarta.
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