26 February 2011

Korea and Indonesia deepen military ties

Korean Minister of National Defense Kim Kwan-jin received Indonesian Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro on Feb. 15 and discussed ways to boost military exchanges, including arms industry cooperation.


Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin, left, and his counterpart Purnomo Yusgiantoro walk toward
a meeting room in the Defense Ministry in Seoul on Feb. 15 to discuss military exchanges.

Yusgiantoro, as a leader of special envoy team for defense exchange, visited Korea on Feb. 14 to discuss strategic measures to deepen arms cooperation with Kim.

On Feb. 14, the head of Defense Acquisition Program Administration of Korea and Defense Vice Minister of Indonesia held talks for measures to reinforce long-term and comprehensive arms trade.

Korea and Indonesia have been working hard to deepen military ties by holding minister-level talks such as during the Shangri-La dialogue held in Singapore in June last year, former Minister Kim Tae-young's official visit to Indonesia in August last year and the Asean Defense Ministers Meeting Plus in Vietnam in October last year.

Yusgiantoro took office as the Defense Minister of Indonesia since 2009.

South Korea MoD