Indonesia President Joko Widodo said he will propose joint patrols with Australia in the South China Sea when he meets his counterpart Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the weekend, Reuters reports on Thursday.
“If there is no tension I think it’s very important to have the patrols (with Australia) together. We will discuss this with PM Turnbull,” Widodo told The Australian newspaper.
Indonesia has traditionally taken a neutral position on the South China Sea, acting as a buffer between China and fellow members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that have the most at stake, the Philippines and Vietnam.
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