Lee holds talks with Indonesian president in Brazil

Brasilia  (Antara News) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak held unscheduled summit talks with his Indonesian counterpart, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, here on Thursday before winding up his four-day official visit to Brazil, Lee`s aides told Yonhap news agency. 

Lee and Yudhoyono discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in energy and resources and agreed to cooperate more closely in overcoming the global financial crisis during their 30-minute meeting at a Brasilia hotel, said the aides. 

The two leaders also agreed to visit each other`s country as soon as possible, they added. 

Lee and Yudhoyono both visited Brazil after attending the Group of 20 financial summit in Washington, D.C., last week. They held their first summit talks on the sidelines of an expanded Group of 8 summit held in Japan in July. 

Lee asked Yudhoyono to support South Korea`s inroads into Indonesia`s defense procurement market and projects for development of oil, natural gas, coal and forests, said the aides. They also agreed to closely cooperate on North Korea`s denuclearization, climate change and other global issues. 

South Korea`s cumulative investments in Indonesia eached US$5.6 billion as of last year, with more than 1,200 Korean companies involved in business activities in the Southeast Asian country.