The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 04/01/2009 11:47 AM
Indonesia and China are to sign soon an agreement on military technology cooperation, following an already signed memorandum of understanding in 2007, a top Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
“The agreement will be signed soon. China will help Indonesia to develop its military technology,” said Brig. Gen. Subekti, Director of Strategic Environment Analysis at the ministry, in Beijing as quoted by Antara on Wednesday.
Subekti is attending a China-ASEAN top-officers dialogue, which was hosted by Chinese Academy of Military Science, from March 30 until April 2.
He said that Indonesia was expecting China to help state arms producer PT Pindad, state-owned ship maker PT PAL Indonesia and state-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia to produce upper medium class military technology.
“And not only helping us with the technology but also in marketing the products produced through the cooperation,” he said.
In 2005, President Yudhoyono visited his Chinese counterpart, President Hu Jintao, in Beijing to sign a strategic partnership, which included the agreement to strengthen the defense cooperation between both countries.
Indonesia was the first country in Southeast Asia to enter into such a strategic partnership with China. (dre)
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