Julie Bishop says her first formal talks with Indonesia since the Bali Nine duo was executed were "very candid," but only she and her counterpart know exactly what was shared.
Much of the foreign minister's 30-minute meeting with Retno Marsudi on Wednesday was between only them, at the Indonesian minister's request.
"Foreign minister Marsudi asked if we could have a confidential discussion and she asked if it could just be one-on-one, and of course I agreed to that," Ms Bishop told reporters in Kuala Lumpur.
"Staff and advisers and representatives left the room and we were able to have a long discussion, just the two of us.
"I won't go into specific details of our conversation but we discussed a whole range of issues that are facing Australia and Indonesia and how we can work together."
Ms Bishop wouldn't say what whether Australia's asylum seeker policy - a sticking point in the relationship - was canvassed.
"At all times the discussion was positive and engaging and I believe that we have resolved our differences and that we will move on from here," she said.
Prior to the meeting Ms Bishop said she expected live cattle, people smuggling and intelligence sharing to be discussed.
On Thursday she attends the East Asia Summit, the premier regional forum for the foreign ministers of the 10 countries of Southeast Asia plus eight others including the US, China and India.
The South China Sea is expected to dominate the summit, however the MH17 and MH370 tragedies and counter-terrorism cooperation are also on the agenda.
"China has a different view of its territorial claims, but we don't get into that, we just talk about the outcome and that is peace, stability and security in the South China Sea and the region," Ms Bishop said.
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