U. S. President and the President of Indonesia agreed to

U. S. President Barack Obama is on a long-awaited visit to Indonesia, where he agreed to build a "comprehensive partnership" with the world’s most populous Muslim majority nation. (29) At a joint news conference with President Susilo Bamhang Yudhoyono, the two leaders announced an agreement to boost cooperation in trade, education, clean energy and security. Mr. Obama said the United States will stand with Indonesia in "good times and in had times," a reference to natural disasters that have killed hundreds of people in the country in recent weeks. (30)Ongoing volcanic eruptions on (Indonesia’s main) Java island may force Mr. Obama to cut short his brief stay in Jakarta by several hours.