EU troika heads to Indonesia

EU troika heads to Indonesia

LUXEMBOURG: The European Union said it would send top officials to Indonesia to help in the fight against terrorism in the wake of the Bali nightclub bombing.

The EU will dispatch a "high-level troika to Jakarta in the near future", Danish foreign minister Per Stig Moeller told a media conference here after an EU meeting earlier this week.

Past EU troikas have comprised foreign ministers of the previous, present and future EU president countries. Denmark is currently the EU chair.

"The European Union will strengthen political dialog with Jakarta in order to help the Indonesian authorities step up their fight against terrorism," Moeller said.

Following the Oct. 12 bomb attack in Bali, which killed more than 180 people, the EU pledged to help Jakarta in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. -- AFP