The two Presidents discussed issues of mutual concern on the sidelines of a conference on democracy in Bali.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran and Indonesia should join hands to outface the existing unilateralism in the world, which is pressuring all independent nations.

“Today, the international situation is chaotic and the existing unilateralism in the world is pressuring all independent nations ... and to counter this [situation Iran and Indonesia] can cooperate well both in Asia and the international arena to resolve the problems of Islamic countries,” President Ahmadinejad said.

Referring to the excellent bilateral relations between Iran and Indonesia, Dr.Ahmadinejad said cooperation between the two countries would also benefit other Asian states.

“Expanding cooperation between Iran and Indonesia as two strong arms in the west and east of Asia, particularly in an era when the unilateral structure of the world has reached its end and a new [world] order should replace it, will certainly benefit the two nations as well as the [other] countries on the Asian continent,” he said.

Yudhoyono, for his part, thanked Dr.Ahmadinejad for attending the Bali Democracy Forum and said his country seeks to expand cooperation with the Islamic Republic on all levels.