REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, ANTALYA -- Indonesia and Canada have agreed to intensify cooperation in various fields, particularly in the economic field.

"We want to strengthen the cooperation between Indonesia and Canada," President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said after holding a bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, here, Sunday.

President Jokowi was accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi, Minister/State Secretary Pratikno and Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro, in hist first meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau.

"We want to strengthen the relations with the country having the world's largest Muslim population," the Canadian prime minister said.

Later, Jokowi is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jin Ping.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to officially open the G20 Summit on Sunday at noon local time.

The Summit will have three main agenda, namely a working lunch themed "Development and Climate Change", a working session themed "Inclusive Growth : Global Economy, Growth Strategies, Employment and Investment Strategies" and a working dinner themed "Global Challenges : Terrorism, Refugee Crisis".

President Jokowi and First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo will leave Turkey on Sunday at 11:30 p.m. local time, and arrive in Jakarta on Monday (Nov. 16) at 7:30 p.m. Western Indonesian Standard Time (WIB).

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