At the talks both sides exchanged views on the matter of further expanding and developing the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries and matters of mutual concern and discussed issues of boosting cooperation and solidarity in the international arena.

The DPRK side said that having the dear respected Kim Jong Un as the supreme leader of the Workers' Party of Korea and the state in high esteem, it celebrated the centenary of the birth of President Kim Il Sung with splendor and is energetically pushing forward the building of a thriving socialist nation.

It expressed the will to consolidate the relations between the two countries and boost the cooperation in the economic, cultural, sports, public health and various other fields.

The Indonesian side said that the two countries have developed the friendly relations on the principle of respect for sovereignty, cooperation and reciprocity, saying that the relations between the two countries have a long historic tradition.

It stressed that Indonesia would expand multi-faceted cooperation with the DPRK and cooperation in the ASEAN and the NAM.

The talks proceeded in a friendly atmosphere.

Present there from the DPRK side were Ri Kwang Gun, chairman of the Commission for Joint Venture and Investment, An Jong Su, minister of Light Industry, Ri Jong Ryul, DPRK ambassador to Indonesia, and other suite members and from the Indonesian side Coordinating Minister for Political, Law and Security Affairs Djoko Suyanto, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Hatta Radjasa, Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Agung Lasono, Foreign Minister Raden Mohammad Marty Muliana Natalegawa, Minister of Trade Gita Wirjawwan, Minister of Industry Mohammad Suleman Hidayat, Indonesian Ambassador to the DPRK Nasri Gustaman, and officials concerned.