Papua New Guinea and Indonesia have signed a so-called plan of action for the implementation of a comprehensive partnership between the two countries.
The plan has been signed on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Bali by Indonesia's Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa and his PNG counterpart, Foreign Minister Rimbink Pato, signed the agreement.
The signing was witnessed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and PNG's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill.
The plan relates to a number of joint projects for the area surrounding the two countries' common border which were agreed on in June when Mr O'Neill visited Indonesia.
The Jakarta Post reports Marty Natalegawa as saying PNG wants to avoid anything that could disrupt bilateral relations between the two countries.
In a reference to the disputed territory of West Papua, he says PNG has been consistent in supporting Indonesia's sovereignty.
