During the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit in the end of March President of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met with the Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. They exchanged views on the positive developments within the bilateral relations and particularly focused on the good cooperation within the forest sector. The President underlined again the Indonesian commitment to reduce emissions by protecting the rain forest and peat lands and were optimistic they would succeed in close cooperation with Norway.
The conversation also touched upon the stable economic growth in Indonesia and how Norway successfully has been able to meet the financial crisis and economic challenges in Europe. The leaders agreed that relations and exchange within the business sectors of Indonesia and Norway could be strengthened.