Jakarta, July 26 -- Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono and New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation across strategic sectors, including defense and national child nutrition initiatives.

The commitment was reaffirmed during a bilateral meeting between the two foreign ministers on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting and Post-Ministerial Conferences (AMM/PMC) in Manila, the Philippines, on Thursday (July 23).

"New Zealand is a close partner of Indonesia in the Pacific region. I welcome the commitment of both countries to elevate this partnership to a higher level, from defense cooperation to support for Indonesia's national priority programs," Sug...