Indonesia's Joko Widodo 'hopes' to visit Australia soon despite military rift

By Jewel Topsfield
Updated January 9 2017 - 10:23pm, first published 9:48pm
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop  says the government takes seriously its obligations regarding the safety and security of foreign diplomats. Photo: Andrew Meares
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says the government takes seriously its obligations regarding the safety and security of foreign diplomats. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Indonesian President Joko Widodo in September 2016. Photo: Supplied
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Indonesian President Joko Widodo in September 2016. Photo: Supplied

Jakarta: Indonesia's foreign ministry says President Joko Widodo hopes to visit Australia in the first three months of this year in an indication the furore over offensive material at an Australian army base has not damaged the wider bilateral relationship.

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