Sydney (VNA) – Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has confirmed Australia is considering joint patrols with Indonesia in the East Sea.
Any operation would be in accordance with international law and Australia's “support for peace, stability and security in the region", Bishop said on November 1.
She underlined her country’s options to increase maritime cooperation, including coordination activities in the East Sea and the Sulu Sea, saying that this is totally consistent with Australia’s policy of exercising its right of freedom of navigation.
The minister said there was a deeper level of maritime engagement with Indonesia than many realised activities such as training and personnel exchange.
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