Minister Prabowo Talks With Malaysian King Sultan Abdullah

Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto talks with Malaysia's King Sultan Abdullah/DOK Public Relations Bureau of the Secretariat General of the Ministry of Defense

JAKARTA - Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto spoke with the King of Malaysia, His Majesty Seri His Majesty the Di-Pertuan Agong XVI Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni The late Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billah.

Their conversation took place on the sidelines of attending the Defense Services Asia Exhibition and National Security Conference Asia 2022.

The event which took place on Monday, March 28 was at the invitation of His Excellency Dato' Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, Malaysia's Minister of Defense Right.

Quoted from a written statement by the Public Relations Bureau of the Secretariat General of the Ministry of Defense, Defense Minister Prabowo and the Malaysian Defense Minister also held a bilateral meeting to discuss the joint desire of the two Defense Ministers to strengthen defense cooperation that has been established so far, with a focus on joint exercises between the Malaysia Armed Forces (MAF) and the TNI. Border Security Cooperation, and defense industry collaboration.

The two Defense Ministers also witnessed the signing of the MoU between PT Pindad (Persero) and the Malaysian Armed Forces Savings Institute (LTAT), which was signed by PT Pindad President Director Abraham Mose and LTAT Executive Chairman Dato', Ahmad Nazim Abd Rahman.

In addition, on the same day, Defense Minister Prabowo also held a Trilateral Cooperative Arrangement (TCA) Ministerial Meeting with the Malaysian Defense Minister and HE Delfin Lorenzana. The three ministers exchanged views on the security situation in the Sulu Sea and Celebes Sea, as well as strengthening cooperation to address ongoing threats in the maritime area.

The three countries have reached three agreements, namely expanding TCA beyond the scope of defense by combining a multi-agency approach involving relevant Ministries/Agencies, accelerating the placement of a permanent Trilateral Maritime Patrol Liaison Officer (TMP LO) at the Maritime Command Center of each country to enable information exchange.

Then monitoring and implementing effective sea and air surveillance activities, and ensuring greater emphasis on intelligence for future surveillance operations to increase productivity and accuracy in limiting the activities of terror-crime networks in the region.