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Officials to attend dialogue in Indonesia

Chinese officials went to Jakarta on Monday for the first Senior Officials' Meeting of the China-Indonesia Joint Foreign and Defense Ministerial Dialogue, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said. As agreed between China and Indonesia, Vice-Foreign Minister Sun Weidong and Zhang Baoqun, deputy director of the Office for International Military Cooperation of the Central Military Commission, would lead the delegation to Jakarta. During the meeting, the two sides are expected to exchange views on China-Indonesia relations and international and regional issues of mutual interest. Launched last year, the dialogue is the first 2+2 ministerial dialogue set up between China and other countries.