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    "data": {
        "id": 1471835,
        "msgid": "ri-us-may-improve-military-ties-1447893297",
        "date": "2004-02-13 00:00:00",
        "title": "RI, US may improve military ties",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "RI, US may improve military ties JAKARTA: The Indonesian and United States militaries have agreed to improve cooperation, despite the ongoing weapons embargo imposed in 1999 by the U.S. Congress against the Indonesian Military (TNI) In a meeting with President Megawati Soekarnoputri Thursday, visiting U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Thomas Fargo promised to seek new measures to enhance military operations between the two countries.",
        "content": "<p>RI, US may improve military ties<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA: The Indonesian and United States militaries have<br>\nagreed to improve cooperation, despite the ongoing weapons<br>\nembargo imposed in 1999 by the U.S. Congress against the<br>\nIndonesian Military (TNI)<\/p>\n<p>In a meeting with President Megawati Soekarnoputri Thursday,<br>\nvisiting U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Thomas Fargo promised<br>\nto seek new measures to enhance military operations between the<br>\ntwo countries.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Despite the Timika (Papua) issue, we agreed to find new<br>\nmeasures to improve military cooperation,&quot; TNI chief Gen.<br>\nEndriartono Sutarto said, referring to an unsolved ambush in<br>\nTimika that left two Americans dead.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, stressed that they were yet to agree on the new<br>\nmeasures.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. imposed a military embargo on the TNI following<br>\nwidespread allegations of rights abuses in East Timor in 1999.<\/p>\n<p>The killing of the teachers in Timika, Papua in August 2002<br>\nexacerbated the problem. -- JP<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ri-us-may-improve-military-ties-1447893297",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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