Washington: United States (US) Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Indonesian Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto on the phone Wednesday to reaffirm the importance of the bilateral defense relationship.
Minister Prabowo congratulated Secretary Austin on his appointment as Secretary of Defense and Secretary Austin expressed his condolences for the recent terrorist attacks in Makassar and Jakarta.
"Secretary Austin and Minister Prabowo discussed the regional security environment, including the challenging situation in the South China Sea, as well as bilateral defense cooperation," stated the US Department of Defense in a press release on Wednesday.
Secretary Austin emphasized the importance of further developing defense relations between the two countries and highlighted the capstone Army-to-Army exercise, Garuda Shield, scheduled to take place in August as an opportunity to build greater interoperability between our armed forces.
On Tuesday, the Japanese and Indonesian Governments inked an agreement on Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology.
Both countries also agreed to promote bilateral security and defense cooperation.
Japanese Prime Minister Suga expressed hopes that the signed agreement will be a good foundation for sustainability of security and defense cooperation between the two countries.
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