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View all search resultsIndonesia, Australia to expand security co-op through trilaterals, training facilities
Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin announced a plan for Indonesia and Australia to develop trilateral security cooperation agreements involving Papua New Guinea and Japan, as well as a defense training facility in North Maluku.
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Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin (left) walks with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles on Thusday ahead of their meeting at the Defense Ministry's office in Jakarta. (Reuters/Willy Kurniawan)
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ndonesia and Australia have announced a plan to expand their security cooperation through joint exercises, the development of a training facility and broader regional cooperation that would involve partners such as Japan and Papua New Guinea.
On Thursday, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles held a meeting with Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin in the ministry’s office in Jakarta as part of the former’s visit to Jakarta.
After a closed-door discussion where he briefed Marles on “updates on global developments” impacting Indonesia, Sjafrie announced to reporters a plan for a trilateral security cooperation between Indonesia, Australia and Papua New Guinea. The three countries are also slated for a trilateral meeting in December.
“The Indonesia-Australia bilateral cooperation is now being expanded into a trilateral format, [...] specifically in the area of defense professionalism,” Sjafrie said in a live-streamed press briefing.
He added the two ministers also discussed developing another cooperation agreement with Japan.
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At a separate briefing, Marlers said the expanded trilateral cooperation was “a really important piece of architecture” to build a sense of confidence in the shared security to advance peace and stability within the region.
