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Indonesia, Japan strike defense deal in ministerial meeting

Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto invited Japan to participate in the modernization of Indonesia’s defense and encouraged the two countries to engage in joint military training efforts.

Dian Septiari (The Jakarta Post)
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Tue, March 30, 2021 Published on Mar. 30, 2021 Published on 2021-03-30T20:37:51+07:00

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Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (center) and Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto (left) elbow-bump as Japanese Defense Minister Kishi Nobuo looks on at the signing of a defense agreement in Tokyo on Tuesday. Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (center) and Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto (left) elbow-bump as Japanese Defense Minister Kishi Nobuo looks on at the signing of a defense agreement in Tokyo on Tuesday. (Pool via Reuters/David Mareuil)

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ndonesia and Japan have agreed to strengthen their security cooperation through transfers of defense equipment and technology, while reiterating calls for a “transparent and inclusive” regional order. 

Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto met with their Japanese counterparts in a two-plus-two ministers’ meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.

After the meeting, Prabowo and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi signed an agreement on the transfer of Japanese-made defense equipment and technology. The agreement is being called the first of its kind between the two countries.

“I had the honor of signing an agreement on the transfer of military equipment and technology from Japan to Indonesia,” Prabowo said in a joint statement. 

He invited Japan to participate in the modernization of Indonesia’s defense and encouraged the two countries to engage in joint military training efforts.

Read also: Indonesia calls for ‘diplomacy, dialogue’ ahead of Japan meeting

Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said the negotiations leading up to the agreement started in the first two-plus-two meeting between the countries in 2015. He added that Japan would accelerate consultations for the transfer of equipment.

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