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Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba holds summit meeting with President Prabowo

Agreement on free provision of high-speed patrol boats using Japan’s OSA system

(Seoul = Newsis) Reporter Park Jun-ho = Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is visiting Indonesia, held a summit meeting with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on the 11th and agreed to provide free high-speed patrol boats, Jiji News Agency reported.

The summit meeting between Prime Minister Isiba and President Prabowo began with a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java Province, near Jakarta.

The Japanese government agreed to provide free high-speed patrol boats to promote cooperation in the field of security by utilizing the ‘Government Security Capability Enhancement Assistance (OSA)’ system, which supports the military of allied countries (countries that share the same values). I did.

They also agreed to hold the Foreign Affairs and Defense Ministerial Consultation (2+2) early within the year.

The Japan-Indonesia 2+2 meeting was first held in 2015. New cooperation is materialized based on changes in the security environment. Cooperation in maritime security and talent development for the Indonesian military are also agreed upon.
Indonesia is the most populous country in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations).

Prime Minister Ishiba and President Prabowo also agreed on the need to strengthen cooperation to realize a ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’ based on the rule of law, keeping in mind China, which is strengthening its hegemonic movements in the East and South China Seas.

In the economic field, discussions were held on the ‘Asia Zero Emissions Community (AZEC)’, a cooperation framework for decarbonization by Japan and Southeast Asian countries, the promotion of infrastructure development, and support for the distribution of school meals, a key policy of the Prabowo administration. Opinions were also shared on cooperation for Indonesia’s goal of joining the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

At the summit on this day, since most Indonesians are Muslims, they also discussed the situation in the Middle East, including Israel’s attack on the Gaza Strip in Palestine.

NHK pointed out, “Amid uncertainty in the international situation ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, Prime Minister Ishiba has the intention to steadily advance cooperation with Indonesia, a powerful ASEAN member, and lead to regional stability.”

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