Presiden SBY Harapkan Kerjas ama RI-AS Diperkuat
Indonesian President Hopes to Reinforce Indonesian and USA Relationship
Reporter : Rizki Saleh
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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Jakarta (B2B) - Presiden Susilo Yudhoyono berharap jalinan kerja sama bilateral Indonesia-Amerika Serikat di berbagai bidang bisa semakin kuat pada masa mendatang.
"Saya mengharapkan kita dapat mempromosikan kerja sama bilateral yang lebih baik lagi," kata Presiden SBY saat menerima kunjungan senator senior Amerika Serikat, John McCain, di Kantor Presiden, Jakarta, Selasa.
Pada awal pertemuan, Yudhoyono mengucapkan selamat datang kembali ke Jakarta kepada Senator McCain setelah kedua tokoh itu pernah bertemu dalam Dialog Shangrilla beberapa tahun yang lalu.
Saat pertemuan lalu itu, Yudhoyono mengingat, juga pernah membahas mengenai penguatan hubungan bilateral serta membahas beragam persoalan regional yang terjadi di dunia.
Pada saat ini, menurut dia, dunia semakin menjadi tidak aman karena terjadinya sejumlah konflik seperti di Suriah, Libya, Palestina, dan Ukraina.
SBY juga mengucapkan terima kasih atas kerja sama yang kuat seperti di bidang perdagangan serta maritim atau kelautan.
Jakarta (B2B) - Indonesian President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was optimistic of further strengthening multi-level cooperation between Indonesia and the United States, including economic and political areas.
"I hope we can further promote better cooperation," the president stated while receiving US Senator McCain at the Presidential Office here on Tuesday.
At the start of their meeting, President Yudhoyono welcomed him for the second time after the two figures had previously met during the Shangri-La Dialogue in Jakarta several years ago.
President Yudhoyono noted that in the past meeting with the US senator several years ago, he discussed efforts to reinforce bilateral relations with the United States and regional as well as international issues.
Now, according to the President, security in the world is being disturbed by several conflicts such as those in Syria, Libya, Palestine, and Ukraine.
Yudhoyono also expressed gratitude for the strong cooperation between the two nations in fields such as the trade, maritime, and marine sectors.
