"Indonesia and Australia are committed to
strengthening cooperation in counterterrorism and maritime affairs and
exploring new cooperation in the field of cybersecurity," the Foreign
Ministry's director general for Asia Pacific and Africa, Desra Percaya, said on
Friday.
Desra represented Foreign
Minister Retno LP Marsudi at the 2+2 Dialogue attended by foreign and defense
ministers of both countries to discuss strategic security talks in Bali.
He said the meeting took place
at a time when relations between Indonesia and Australia continued to improve.
Defense Minister Ryamizard
Ryacudu earlier said at the meeting that Australia and Indonesia could take
advantage of their geographic proximity to jointly maintain security and
promote the welfare of people and the region.
The Foreign Ministry said
several agreements were raised at the Bali meeting, including Australia's
support for Indonesia's initiative to build a deradicalization center in
Sentul, Bogor, as part of the implementation of a memorandum of understanding
on international terrorism eradication cooperation signed by the two countries
at the same forum last year.
Both parties also agreed to
forge a cooperation on capacity building within the framework of security and
cybercrime.
A joint statement resulting
from the meeting noted defense and military weaponry system cooperation.
"Ministers welcome
increased defense industry and military modernization cooperation such as
through the agreement between leading Indonesian and Australian defense
industry members to develop an armored vehicle, based on the Australian Bushmaster
design and customized for the Indonesian Military’s operational needs," it
stated.
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