On the afternoon of March 25, Premier Zhu Rongji met with Indonesian
President Megawati Soekarnoputri.

Zhu extended a warm welcome to Megawati and expressed gladness to meet Megawati again in Beijing. Zhu recalled his visit to Indonesia last year, during which he was accorded warm and friendly reception by the Indonesian president and government. The visit has left him a pleasant memory. During the visit, the two countries, based upon their respective strengths, designated agriculture, energy, resources and infrastructure as their key cooperative fields. What is most satisfactory is that in less than half a year's time, the two sides have made positive progress in cooperation in these key areas.

Zhu said that President Jiang Zemin held successful talks with Megawati on Sunday, and the two sides signed a series of documents on how to strengthen bilateral cooperation. Relevant departments of the Chinese government will follow the consensus reached by the two presidents and push forward and implement bilateral agreements in various fields.

Zhu said that China-Indonesia relations are now at their best since the re-
establishment of their diplomatic relations. China is fully confident about
prospects for the further development of relations with Indonesia. Indonesia is an important neighbor of China's. China had a positive attitude towards mutually beneficial cooperation with Indonesia, and would like to push forward bilateral cooperation in a step-by-step manner. The Chinese government encourages Chinese enterprises to expand their business and conduct cooperation in Indonesia and contribute to the economic revitalization of Indonesia.

Megawati expressed gladness to meet Premier Zhu again in Beijing. She said that her large delegation, which was composed of many ministers and entrepreneurs, was aimed at promoting all-round development of friendly relations with China in various fields. She had sincere and fruitful talks with President Jiang in a warm and friendly atmosphere on the previous day, which had set the direction of future cooperation of the two countries. She expressed her wish that relevant departments would make counterpart contacts to carry out the consensus as soon as possible.

Zhu and Megawati also exchanged views on agriculture, energy, infrastructure, science and technology as well as medicine. They reached consensus in many fields. Zhu congratulated Megawati on the success of her visit.