United front: Joko listening to Morrison speak during a news conference at Parliament House in Canberra. — Bloomberg
CANBERRA: Indonesia’s president has called for a closer partnership with Australia as their shared democratic values are threatened by uncertain global economics.
President Joko Widodo was addressing a rare joint sitting of the Australian Parliament yesterday during the first visit to the country by an Indonesian leader since Susilo Bambang Yuhhoyono in 2010.
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