The Indonesia-US relationship is on the most positive track ever in its long history. Though we are used to ups and downs in the relationship, we are now into new upside territory.
We wouldn't have dared to imagine we would ever see a US President who lived in Indonesia, in the same year as a comprehensive US-Indonesia bilateral partnership, proposed by a President of Indonesia. This rare moment reflects historic changes in both countries. We must seize it.
The two governments are moving at a rapid pace. President Yudhoyono's proposal of a comprehensive partnership was publicly accepted by Secretary Clinton right after she took office, followed by early her trip to Indonesia to agree on concrete areas of cooperation.
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