JAKARTA, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of Indonesia and its neighboring country Timor-Leste met at the presidential palace in Bogor, West Java province on Friday to further strengthen cooperation between the two countries in cross-border, economy, investment and information technology.

It was the first time for Timor-Leste's Xanana Gusmao to visit the Indonesian presidential palace in Bogor since he was inaugurated as prime minister of the Southeast Asia's youngest country in July last year.

During a joint press statement, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Indonesia and Timor-Leste agreed to reactivate the joint-border committee to manage the border issues between the two countries with the reopening of the cross-border posts.

"I also appreciate Timor-Leste's trust in Indonesia's state-owned enterprises in a number of projects, including the road construction in Oecusse, as well as the expansion of Dili International Airport," he said.

Widodo added that the two countries also signed a memorandum of understanding on the sector of information technology. Enditem

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