JAKARTA, Aug.1 (Xinhua) -- Senior Indonesian officials were scheduled to meet Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in the near future to discuss ways in releasing Indonesian hostages in the Philippines, a senior Indonesian minister said on Monday.
Indonesia's newly-appointed Coordinating Minister for Security, Politics and Legal Affairs Wiratno said that the upcoming Indonesia-the Philippines top level meeting would also discuss bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries.
"There would be a joint agreement on the establishment of a joint task force to particularly handle the hostage situation," Wiranto said.
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