Germany and Indonesia have agreed to strengthen their defense cooperation as Germany works to boost engagement with countries in the Indo-Pacific region, where military tensions have been rising.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius met with his Indonesian counterpart, Prabowo Subianto, in Jakarta on June 5 and discussed ways to strengthen defense cooperation between their countries.
Subianto said the two nations maintained “very good” bilateral relations over the past decade, and they wish to continue strengthening these ties, particularly in the defense sector.
“We are determined to continue strengthening cooperation and I promised to pay a return courtesy visit to Germany,” he said at a joint press conference, according to Indonesia’s Defense Ministry….