we're glad to work with president yudhoyono on this issue.ome and will support the new partnership between indonesia and norway. we're bringing on -- we're building on indonesia's inspiring transition from dictatorship to democracy by launching a new effort to help indonesian civil society groups who tackle corruption and promote human rights at home to share their experience with civil society groups across this region because i think people can learn from the experiences of indonesia. and i would note that many of the partnerships i've mentioned are a direct result of my call in cairo for a new beginning between the united states and muslim communities around the world. and it involves the private sector, as well, thanks to efforts like partners for a new beginning, which is forging partnerships around science, education, and entrepreneurship. the third element of our comprehensive partnership is to deepen our political security cooperation. we're already enjoying strong cooperation in preventing terrorism, piracy. we look forward to indone

obama arrived in jakarta and met yudhoyono on tuesday. the two presidents held a joint news conference after their talks. >> i barely recognized it as i was driving down the streets. the only building that was there when i first moved to jakarta was serena. now it's one of the shorter buildings on the road. >> obama called indonesia a leader of southeast asia that has been achieving remarkable economic development. he said the united states wants to inaugurate a comprehensive partnership with indonesia that will include cooperation on trade, investment, climate change and security. obama emphasized that the u.s. will increase its commitment in asia, saying that he hopes next year's east asian summit will focus on security in the region. the u.s. leader will attend the summit for the first time. obama also said that the u.s. has no intention of containing china, and it welcomes the nation's prosperity, but he called on china to abide by international rules. >>> american defense secretary robert gates says the u.s. is ready to discuss keepi

the pillars of our new partnership, which owes so much of gratitude to my good friend, president yudhoyono. >> they wrote a song for him at his old school and were practicing in case he dropped by. but, little barrie, as he was known in 1967, is here in less than 24 hours. he will that have time to meet the children and my only briefly see old friends. >> by november as a chubby boy, very chevy, a little fat. >> she knew him back then as a neighbor and school friend. >> he lived in indonesia, where a lot of people are muslim. a lot of people expect that he will do something different for the world. but i do not know, do you think he did that now already? >> do you? >> not yet. >> do you think he will? >> i hope. >> this is barack obama in indonesia as a child, but this visit is not just about his past but america's future in asia as chinaand that is about , trying to increase american exports to a part of the world that has with the economic storm well. and it is about is lot. indonesia has more muslims and living here than any country of the world. so the key speech while he is here, expe

president and first lady were greeted at the state palace by indonesian president susilo bambang yudhoyono and a full military honor guard. and at a news conference later, mr. obama spoke fondly of his four years in indonesia as a young boy in the late 1960s. he noted how much the country has changed since then. >> people were on bechaks, which for those of you who aren't familiar, is sort of a bicycle- rickshaw thing. and if they weren't on bechaks, they were on bemos-- sort of like little taxis, but you stood in the back and it was very crowded. and, you know, now, as president i can't even see any traffic because they block off all the streets. but my understanding is jakarta traffic is pretty tough. >> warner: indonesia is a huge, sprawling country, the world's fourth most populous. nearly 240 million people live on its more than 17,000 islands, which stretch from the indian ocean the pacific ocean. the majority muslim nation has suffered its share of terror attacks-- spectacular ones like the bali nightclub bombing, and others. but the president said there is much more to talk about w