In 2004, the Bulgarian news agency, BTA, set up a cooperative relationship with Indonesia's ANTARA. In 2005, Bulgaria sent USD 82,000 worth of medicine to Indonesia after the tsunami of December 26, 2004. Also in 2004, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy talked to Noer Hasan Wirajuda, Indonesia's Foreign Minister, and they agreed that Bulgaria and Indonesia should boost their bilateral cooperation.