Jakarta, June 18 -- The Indonesian Supreme Audit Board (BPK) and Malaysia's National Audit Department (NAD) have strengthened bilateral ties through a knowledge-sharing visit focused on improving auditing practices and exploring future cooperation.

The two institutions fostered closer ties during a visit by the NAD delegation, led by Auditor General Wan Suraya Wan Mohd Radzi, to BPK facilities in Jakarta on June 12.

"This occasion further solidified the harmonious relations maintained by the two institutions since 2007," Head of BPK's Public Relations and International Cooperation Bureau Teguh Widodo noted in an official statement cited here on Wednesday.

During a technical meeting, both audit bodies discussed two key issues: auditing ...