Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to enhance their cooperation through the formation of an eminent persons group (EPG) tasked with forging cooperation in all fields, including handling issues related to migrant workers, illegal logging, culture and border areas, ANTARA reported. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi officially introduced seven EPG members from each other's countries in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. In his address to the EPG`s inauguration, President Yudhoyono said problems had often arisen from bilateral relations and that the two countries must be committed to resolving the problems. "Through mutually beneficial approaches, the two sides could resolve the problems arising from their bilateral ties," he said. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi meanwhile said Indonesia and Malaysia had long established diplomatic ties since 1967 and the two countries were determined to enhance the existing good relations. "We will continue to enhance the good relations which benefit the two sides," he said. President Yudhoyono is here for a two-day visit among others to attend a D-8 (group of eight developing countries) summit. From Malaysia, he will fly to Japan on Tuesday for the summit of eight industrialized nations (G-8).
