Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Adi Sutjipto Widodo of Indonesia

Widodo said Indonesia highly values the relations with China, and is willing to make joint efforts with the Chinese side to promote the cooperation in various fields, and strengthen the bilateral strategic partnership.

Widodo is invited by Tang for a five-day official visit in China, which is also his first visit to China since he assumed the office.

Asked whether the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) had grown since the December 26 disaster that prompted the military to divert its focus to helping survivors, Mr Widodo said the GAM still "exist" and therefore the huge military deployment in the province was still "valid.

Widodo said France, which is leading the UN.

Widodo says there are currently over 5,500 troops in Papua Province, but they insist they will only enforce stern action if needed.