Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met here Wednesday on bilateral ties, relations between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and other major regional and international issues.

Xi arrived here earlier in the day for a state visit. Indonesia is the first leg of Xi's maiden trip to Southeast Asia since he assumed presidency in March, which will also take him to Malaysia.

The Chinese president will later return to Indonesia to attend the 21st informal economic leaders' meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in the resort island of Bali from Oct. 7 to Oct. 8.