Nazarbayev and Yudhoyono discuss broad cooperation

    By E. Kosolapova
    President Nursultan Nazarbayev and his Indonesian counterpart, Susilo Yudhoyono discussed the main aspects of developing bilateral ties in Astana, a presidential press statment reported.
    In particular, the parties involved discussed the economic cooperation in promising areas such as power generation, mining, oil and gas, telecommunications, engineering, tourism and others.
    The presidents also discussed the expansion of the legal framework for bilateral cooperation.
    Moreover Nazarbayev and Yudhoyono exchanged views on the international agenda and talked about participating in the activities of international organizations.
    "The Indonesian president's visit is a significant event, and we are confident it will give a powerful impetus to further cooperation between the two countries. The activation of all-round cooperation at the bilateral and multilateral levels is very important. Nothing hinders the development of trade-investment, transport cooperation, or cultural and humanitarian exchanges. We have all needed conditions for this development," Nazarbayev said.
    "The economies of our two countries are developing dynamically, which is a solif base for intensifying bilateral cooperation. We will continue to discuss cooperation issues in the areas of investment, security, energy, education and culture," Yudoyono said in turn, Trend reports.