Russia, RI sign info agreement

Russia, RI sign info agreement

JAKARTA: Russia and Indonesia signed a bilateral agreement on
mutual protection of classified information here on Thursday.

Representing the Russian government was first deputy director
of the Russian Federal Security Service Sergei Smirnov, while
director general of procurement at the defense ministry Aklani
Masa signed the agreement on behalf the Indonesian government.

The last obstacle in the development of military-technical
cooperation between the two countries was overcome, Smirnov told
RIA Novosti news agency.

During his stay in Indonesia, Smirnov met with head of the
Indonesian state intelligence agency A.M. Hendropriyono, visited
defense industry enterprises in Bandung and a new antiterrorist
center in Semarang. -- JP