His decision to open Los Pinos, the presidential palace, to visitors, is a small but potent symbol of the new attitude.

ECONOMIST: Mexico

Tensions between Jakarta and Aceh have been running high recently over the decision by Aceh's parliament to use the flag of the now defunct separatist Free Aceh Movement as its official symbol, the BBC's Karishma Vaswani in Jakarta reports.

BBC: Amnesty: Indonesia 'failing to uphold' Aceh peace terms