Pentagon Chief to Meet With Indonesian Defense Minister in Jakarta
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a plenary session at the 19th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue, Asia’s annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, Saturday, June 11, 2022.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has arrived in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, to meet with Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto and other officials.The US Department of Defense said on Wednesday that Austin was going to travel to Jakarta to meet with senior government and military leaders to discuss the course of US-Indonesia defense partnership.”Wheels down in Indonesia where I’ll meet with Defense Minister Prabowo and other senior leaders to discuss a range of security initiatives and advance our shared vision of a Free and Open Indo Pacific,” Austin said on Twitter on Sunday.The defense secretary’s visit will also facilitate the development of important bilateral initiatives aimed at modernizing Indonesia’s army, according to the Pentagon.Austin also plans to visit Canada and Cambodia as part of his international tour that started on Friday.
