Yudhoyono will meet Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott in Batam , melt back stretch relationship

Relations between the two countries stretch after spying Australian reports Indonesian officials

Yudhoyono will meet Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott in Batam , melt back stretch relationship


President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will meet Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Wednesday ( 04 / 06 ) in Batam , said Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa .

Abbott 's visit will be the first since the end of last year , when the relationship reached its lowest point after media reports said the Australian spy Indonesian officials , including Yudhoyono and his wife .

" This meeting will provide an opportunity for the two leaders to review bilateral relations , " said Marty .

" The ball is in the hands of Australia to explain the problem intercepts and their position on the handling of asylum seekers , " Marty added .

Meanwhile, a spokesman for Abbott said : " To follow the conversation very warm them last month , the Prime Minister will spend time with President Yudhoyono and to continue the progress that has been made ​​to resolve the current problems and strengthen bilateral relations . "

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Relations between the two countries is also stretched over the handling of asylum seekers who try to sail to Australia via Indonesia.

Australia began to implement a " turn back the boats " or click sending back asylum seeker boats to Indonesia , a practice that Marty criticized as " unhelpful" .

Indonesian military and police to stop cooperation after spy scandal erupted late in 2013 .

For the incident , the President also interesting Indonesian Ambassador in Canberra , but he had returned to Canberra in late May.

After meeting Yudhoyono in Batam , Abbott is scheduled to proceed to France , Canada and the United States , said the prime minister's office .

BBC