Wang Jiarui, head of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), met in Beijing Monday with a delegation of the Democratic Party of Indonesia.

The delegation is headed by Hadi Utomo, president of the party.

Wang said China attaches great importance to the development of China-Indonesia relations as well as the friendly exchanges with various political parties of Indonesia.

"The Chinese side hopes to take Hadi's visit as an opportunity to step up the exchanges between the CPC and the Indonesian Democratic Party and promote a smooth and sound development of the ties between the two nations," he said.

Hadi said his visit marked a good beginning of the exchange and cooperation between the two parties.

The major political forces of Indonesia, including the Democratic Party, have placed great emphasis on maintaining friendly exchanges with the CPC, taking the inter-party relations as a significant component of the overall strategic partnership between Indonesia and China, Hadi said.

The two sides also briefed each other on their own domestic situation and exchanged views on further strengthening exchanges between the two parties.

Source: Xinhua