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Prabowo talks defense cooperation with Macron

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Wed, March 16, 2022

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Prabowo talks defense cooperation with Macron French President Emmanuel Macron greets Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto before their meeting in Paris on Wednesday. (The Jakarta Post/Defense Ministry)

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efense Minister Prabowo Subianto held a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace on Wednesday, more than a month after Indonesia sealed a deal to order 42 Rafale fighter jets and signed an exploratory agreement for the possible purchase of two submarines.

The Defense Ministry, in a statement issued on Wednesday, said Prabowo would discuss a number of defense issues with Macron, including the follow-up steps in the acquisition of the defense equipment.

"In the meeting, also being discussed are some follow-ups on the plan to buy Rafale jet fighters and Scorpene submarines, which was agreed upon by two sides on Feb. 10," the statement read.

The ministry also said Prabowo and Macron had agreed to improve defense cooperation between the two countries.

“On behalf of the Defense Ministry, I express my gratitude to French President Emmanuel Macron for holding this morning’s meeting at the Élysée Palace,” Prabowo said on his Instagram feed captioning his photo with Macron.

In early February, Prabowo announced the Rafale agreement during a meeting with his French counterpart Florence Parly in Jakarta.

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