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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Niniek Karmini and Edna Tarigan

Indonesia and Japan agree to resume stalled talks on transfer of defense equipment

Indonesia Japan - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Indonesia's government said it agreed with Japan on Tuesday to resume talks on the joint development of naval vessels that have stalled in recent years.

Visiting Japanese Defense Minister Gen. Nakatani discussed ways to deepen a defense partnership with his Indonesian counterpart, Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, in a meeting Tuesday and agreed to continue negotiations on joint development of naval ships and other military equipment and on technology transfer, Defense Ministry spokesperson Brig. Gen. Frega Wenas said.

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