Australian Foreign Minister to Discuss Tapping .. Jakarta

Australian Foreign Minister to Discuss Tapping .. Jakarta

Minister of Foreign Affairs ( Foreign Minister ) Australian Julie Bishop visited Jakarta , on Thursday. Bishop visits following the issue of wiretapping which relaxes the relationship between Indonesia and Australia ..

Bishop led the delegation to " discuss various issues concerning bilateral relations " between the two countries , according to the Foreign Office ( Foreign Ministry ) Australia in a press statement on Wednesday . Bishop visits Australia is seen as an effort to improve relations between Canberra and Jakarta .

The Australian government refused to comment on their intelligence operations . Australia adamant in his stance , even though Indonesia has suspended military cooperation , including counterterrorism , as well as the case of asylum seekers . In fact , the arrival of asylum seekers to Australia 's territorial sea journey through a chronic humanitarian problems .

Moreover , transit point they are mostly located in Indonesia .
Last week President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ( SBY ) said the two countries had agreed to review the bilateral cooperation in the future . Not to forget , the President proposed a draft code of conduct intelligence sharing .

On the other hand , the Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's offer of negotiations in order to restore confidence in the security of Indonesia .
" I think the ball is now in the hands of Australia , " Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said on Wednesday . Marty claims still await an explanation from Australia about what actually happened . He is also awaiting clarity Australian position on this issue .
Relations between the two countries have ups and downs in recent years . Relations reached a nadir in 1999 . At that time , the Australian led international peacekeeping force in East Timor . Deployed forces to end the bloodshed , following the referendum for independence in East Timor .

Australia Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office did not spell out the agenda Bishop . Clearly , the visit lasted only a day in Jakarta . After Jakarta , he will continue the trip to Beijing , and then the Philippines . In the Philippines , Bishop focused assess the damage caused by Typhoon Haiyan . Australia committed to donate $ 30 million to the recovery pascatopan . ( WSJ )