Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) meets Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (L) in Jakarta, capital of Indonesia, Aug. 10, 2012. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

Earlier Friday, Yang held talks with Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to discuss deepening the all-round strategic cooperation between the two countries.

Yang also co-chaired with Marty Natalegawa the second meeting of the Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation.

Yang emphasized that China attaches great importance to the strategic partnership with Indonesia, and will further deepen energy and food cooperation with Indonesia.

As countries with important influence in the region, China and Indonesia should join hands to work for sound and sustained development of regional cooperation, Yang said.

Yang said China will continue to support the building of the ASEAN community and support ASEAN in playing the leading role in East Asia cooperation.

Yang said that his visit to Indonesia, Brunei and Malaysia on Aug. 9-13 is aimed to promote the in-depth growth of the strategic partnership between China and the 10-member ASEAN and to enhance cooperation on international and regional affairs.