Indonesia not rushing to restore ties INDONESIAN Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa has cast doubt over a quick resumption of conventional relations with Canberra, saying there are issues to be addressed before official talks on a code of conduct can start. Speaking on Thursday after a five-hour hearing on the spying scandal in front of the Indonesian parliament's foreign affairs and defence committee, Dr Natalegawa warned that drafting a code of conduct was merely the first step on a long road back to normal diplomatic relations. It has also become clear the letter from Prime Minister Tony Abbott, delivered to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Saturday, has done little to quell Indonesia's anger over the spying revelations and Australia's response to the demands for an explanation. An official at the closed-door hearing said Dr Natalegawa told those present he was not able to divulge details of the correspondence from Mr Abbott. Dr Natalegawa also warned he must be assured by Foreign Minister Julie Bishop that Australia was committed to signing up to a code of conduct, including protocols around spying, before official discussions could take place. Having this first step of communication will be very important to see whether there is sufficient reservoir of potential for us to be moving to the next step, namely the discussion on the code of conduct itself. Ms Bishop said on Thursday she hoped the early discussions with Dr Natalegawa would be a first step towards normalising relations. It is believed Ms Bishop will be heading to Jakarta soon to begin negotiations. But Dr Natalegawa later warned that drafting a code of conduct was only the beginning. That road map has been very clearly laid out by the president. The next bilateral leaders' meeting is not scheduled until late 2014, meaning it could be almost 12 months before the code of conduct - which at Mr Yudhoyono's insistence must be signed by himself and Mr Abbott - is ratified. It would take even longer, Dr Natalegawa warned, for Indonesia to evaluate Australia's response and compliance. "Most importantly, the fifth and the sixth steps, the protocol and code of ethics must be implemented and there must be time to allow for evaluation that it has been implemented," he said. Dr Natalegawa also confirmed Indonesia's ambassador to Australia, Nadjib Riphat Kesoema, would remain in Jakarta while bilateral issues remained unresolved. Dr Yudhoyono suspended military, security and people-smuggling co-operation this month after revelations Australian spies targeted his mobile phone, his wife's phone and those of his inner circle, in 2009.