RI, Spore talk on extradition treaty

RI, Spore talk on extradition treaty

JAKARTA: Indonesia and Singapore's governments are in talks on an extradition agreement between the two countries, Dino Djalal, an Indonesian presidential spokesman, told reporters in Jakarta on Friday.

"President (Susilo Bambang) Yudhoyono is working toward efforts so that an extradition treaty can be signed soon," he said. "The technical team of both countries are now discussing very intensively." He didn't say when the treaty may be signed.

Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest economy, supplies gas to Singapore and exports its oil to the island-state for refining. Two-way trade reached US$9.55 billion last year, one-tenth of Indonesia's total trade, Indonesian government statistics show. -- Bloomberg