30 March 2017

News Story: Indonesia, France to cooperate in anti-terror, energy, defense fields

JAKARTA, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The governments of Indonesia and France have pledged to strengthen cooperation in the fields of fighting terrorism, defense and energy sectors.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday held a meeting with his French counterpart Francois Hollande at the state palace, discussing efforts on how to bring bilateral ties to a higher level.

Both sides pledged a strong commitment to combating extremism and exchanged similar views on the importance of scraping xenophobia.

Both Indonesia and France have been targeted by the IS terrorist group that left dozens of casualties.

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