Yudhoyono receives President Mahmoud Abbas

After the ceremony, the two leaders were closeted in a meeting, which was followed by the signing of a joint cooperation declaration and cooperation agreement between the two nations.

The cooperation agreements included one on administrative consultation signed by the two countries` foreign affairs ministers, technical cooperation in human resources and dilomatic ties, news exchange cooperation between ANTARA News Agency of Indonesia and Wafa of Palestine, and a sister city cooperation between Jakarta and Al Quds Sharef.