Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is set to visit Jakarta later this month to strengthen the relationship between Australia and Indonesia, which had been strained since the execution of the Bali Nine duo, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, in April.

During his visit, Turnbull will meet with Indonesian President Joko Widodo. The two nation leaders will discuss trade and investment as well as the latest global challenge of countering violent extremism.

The Indonesian authorities have welcomed Australia’s leadership and indicated their support for the new prime minister.

“I think this visit will be quite important because it marks a reset in the wake of Tony Abbott’s departure from the prime ministership,” said Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society Director Professor Tim Lindsey, as quoted by the ABC.

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott lost his popularity among Indonesians due to his alleged inability to handle the Bali Nine case properly.

Lowy Institute for International Policy’s director of polling, Alex Oliver, also supported Lindsey’s analysis of the Indonesians' perceptions on Abbott and Turnbull. He said that Turnbull’s decision to visit Jakarta is a perfect way to reset the relationship between the two nations. Lindsey also claimed that the two countries' trade partnership will evolve after the meeting.

It can be recalled that back in 2011, the live cattle exports to Indonesia were halted and hampered the relations between the two nations. “The mix of poor infrastructure, over regulation and red tape, unreliable and inconsistent administration of the trade regime in Indonesia will have to be fixed if Indonesia wants to create better foreign investment,” Lindsey said.

Meanwhile, Australia has signed two aircraft deals with the forest fire emergency service of Indonesia. Turnbull, following his Jakarta tour, will proceed to Berlin to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel. He will then attend his first G20 summit in Antalya, Turkey. Afterward, he will participate in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders’ meeting in Manila, followed by the East Asia Summit in Kuala Lumpur.

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