Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in Beijing on Saturday.
Li said China is willing to work with Indonesia to implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state, maintain a sound momentum of high-level exchanges, carry forward traditional friendship and deepen political mutual trust.
China is ready to seek closer synergy between development strategies with Indonesia and work with it to expand practical cooperation in connectivity, digital economy, clean energy and other fields, so as to provide solid support for the two countries to move forward on the path to modernization together and make greater contribution to the development, prosperity and stability in the region and the world at large, Li said.
Noting that Indonesia firmly adheres to the one-China policy, Prabowo said Indonesia is willing to take the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties with China next year as an opportunity to pursue closer exchanges at all levels, expand mutually beneficial cooperation in economy, trade, agriculture, culture and other fields, and strengthen communication and coordination on multilateral affairs between the two countries.
Chinese premier meets with Indonesian president in Beijing
Chinese premier meets with Indonesian president in Beijing
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will extend the two-week ceasefire with Iran that was set to expire on Wednesday night (midnight GMT Tuesday).
"Based on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so and, upon the request of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan, we have been asked to hold our Attack on the Country of Iran until such time as their leaders and representatives can come up with a unified proposal," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The U.S. president said he will "extend the ceasefire until such time as their proposal is submitted, and discussions are concluded, one way or the other."
The U.S. military will continue the blockade against Iran and "remain ready and able," according to Trump.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said in a post on X Tuesday that the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports is "an act of war and thus a violation of the ceasefire" and attacking Iranian merchant ships and detaining their crew members were even more serious violations.
"Iran knows how to neutralize restrictions, how to defend its interests, and how to resist bullying," Araghchi wrote in his post.
Mehdi Mohammadi, an advisor to Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, also said the U.S. blockade must be met with a military response, dismissing Trump's ceasefire extension announcement as "meaningless".
"Extending the ceasefire by Trump has no meaning. The losing side cannot dictate terms. Continuing the blockade is no different from bombing and must be met with a military response. Moreover, any extension of the ceasefire by Trump is certainly a way to buy time for a surprise attack. Now is the time for Iran to take the initiative," Mohammadi posted on X.
Trump extends ceasefire; Iran vows military response to naval blockade
