President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono became the first Indonesian leader to speak in a rare joint sitting of Australia's two-house parliament Wednesday.

Yudhoyono is seen in Canberra as the most pro-Australian president in Indonesia's history.

In his speech to parliament, President Yudhoyono affirmed his commitment to fight terrorism.

[Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Indonesian President]:
"Just yesterday, our police authorities raided an important terrorist cell in the suburb of Jakarta and put several terrorists operative out of commission. In any case, the Indonesian authorities will continue to hunt them down, and do all we can to prevent them from harming our people."

Indonesian police shot dead a militant named Dulmatin Tuesday, wanted for the suicide bombings that ripped apart two nightclubs in Bali in 2002 that left more than 200 dead. Two others also died in a series of coordinated raids in southern Jakarta on the same day.

Yudhoyono also said human smuggling is an issue that Indonesia and Australia will need to work hand in hand to combat.

[Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Indonesian President]:
"We will speed up the process of relocating illegal migrants now stranded in Indonesia to another country. Now we know much more about their modus operandi, our respective authorities intensify their co-operations to disrupt people-smuggling activities. And to strengthen our legal instrument, Indonesian government will soon introduce to parliament a law that will criminalize those involved in people smuggling. Those found guilty will be sent to prison for up to five years."

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Yudhoyono are also talking about expanding a two-way trade relationship and slowing the influx of asylum seekers using Indonesian ports as a jumping off point, an issue that has hurt Rudd's popularity at home in an election year.