Defense Minister Prabowo Expects New Initiatives For The Sustainability Of RI-France Defense Cooperation

SINGAPORE - Minister of Defense (Menhan) Prabowo Subianto held a meeting with the Minister of the Armed Forces of the French Republic HE Sébastien Lecornu in Singapore.

Prabowo hopes that there will be new initiatives and steps that can be taken into consideration or actions by the two governments for the sustainability of mutually beneficial defense cooperation in the near future.

Quoted from a written statement by the Public Relations Bureau of the Secretariat General of the Ministry of Defense, Saturday, June 11, the second meeting of the Ministers of Defense was held on the sidelines of participating in a series of activities from the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue 2022 in Singapore.

During this meeting, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto expressed his gratitude to HE Sébastien Lecornu who has played an important and active role in the success of bilateral relations between the two countries.

Furthermore, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto emphasized that Indonesia and France had established strong defense cooperation, especially in the defense system.

The two countries have also established defense cooperation through educational exchanges and seminars in the context of capacity building where both parties can share information and experiences as lessons learned.

Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto also hopes that the acquisition of a new defense system from France will increase Indonesia's defense capabilities through the Transfer of Technology and joint ventures. In the context of implementing defense industry cooperation, Indonesia and France have signed several MoUs on February 10, 2022, in Jakarta.