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RI, Singapore reaffirm bilateral ties
Indonesia and Singapore reaffirm their commitment to boost defense ties following a meeting between Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto and visiting Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean on Monday.
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Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean (right) met Indonesian Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto in October 2016. (MCI via The Straits Times/-)
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ndonesia and Singapore reaffirm their commitment to boost bilateral ties, particularly the cooperation on counter-terrorism, following a meeting between Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto and visiting Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean on Monday in Jakarta.
“We discussed the interests of the two nations, which currently share very good [bilateral] ties. I’d say the two countries are focusing on gaining mutual benefits,” Wiranto told reporters after the meeting held in his office.
In the meeting, both Wiranto and Teo, who is also the coordinating minister for national security, underlined the importance to work together in eradicating terrorism and radicalism, at the same time, to push for better cooperation in combating cyber crimes.
The diplomatic relations between the two neighboring countries have been strong since the establishment in 1967; but, the thorny issue of the annual trans-boundary haze pollution often puts the ties on a roller coaster. (ipa)
