JAKARTA - The Government of Indonesia and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo agreed to cooperate in the defense and military sector, including plans to purchase Indonesian-made defense equipment, and accept cadets from Congo to study at the Indonesian military academy.
The commitment to establish cooperation was marked by the signing of a letter of intent (LoI) by the Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and Deputy Prime Minister concurrently the Minister of Defense of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo at the Bhinneka Tunggal Ika Hall, Ministry of Defense, Jakarta, Thursday, May 11.
"I think this is a historic moment and we are waiting for the cooperation that will be established in the future," said Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto during a press conference after meeting with the Minister of Defense of Congo for more than an hour.
Prabowo said that Indonesia welcomes cooperation with Congo, especially regarding the plan to purchase defense equipment made in Indonesia considering that the Minister of Defense of Congo visited PT Pindad and PT Dirgantara Indonesia in Bandung, West Java, Thursday.
"Your Excellency, the Deputy Prime Minister shared his visit to Pindad and PT Dirgantara Indonesia in Bandung, and he is very interested and interested in our products. This is the beginning for good cooperation, and for that we are interested in continuing this collaboration," said Prabowo.
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Deputy Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Jean-Pierre Bemba thanked Indonesia for the warm welcome.
Bemba, who officially serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Congo in 2023, said his country wanted to send cadets and troops in particular to study and train in Indonesia.
"We are very interested in this new collaboration," said Bemba.
He considered it important for the Democratic Republic of the Congo to study Indonesia's achievements, especially from the defense and military industries.
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