Mahfud-Australian Minister Of Home Affairs Meet To Discuss Cyber Security

Meeting of the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD, and the Australian Minister of Home Affairs, Karen Andrews/PHOTO VIA ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD, and the Australian Minister of Home Affairs, Karen Andrews, met to discuss various issues related to security and maritime affairs.

The eighth meeting of the Australian-Indonesian Council of Ministers for Law and Security (MCM) took place in Jakarta, Thursday, December 23. In addition to cyber security, several priority issues were also discussed, such as preventing terrorism, extremism, and maritime affairs.

Mahfud believes that this bilateral dialogue on legal and security issues will strengthen cooperation between the two countries.

“This discussion shows the strong desire of these two friendly countries to work together to overcome common challenges in the fields of law and security. Today we affirm our shared commitment to continue working together and collaborating on various issues," Mahfud said in a press release quoted by Antara.

In this dialogue in Jakarta, Australia acted as the host, and Andrews said Australia and Indonesia had a perfect relationship and had become strong partners in law enforcement and security aspects.

According to him, today's meeting has further strengthened understanding between the two countries, and has identified future opportunities for closer collaboration on various important issues.

"Despite the challenges faced by the Covid-19 pandemic, I am very pleased to be able to meet in person today, and discuss the good progress we have made since the last meeting of the Ministerial Council," said Andrews.

At this meeting he also expressed his gratitude to Mahfud for allowing Australia to host in Indonesia and conveyed an invitation to Indonesia to come to Australia in 2022 as co-host of the next MCM meeting.