Russian military delegation visits RI

Russian military delegation visits RI

INDONESIA: A Russian military and technical cooperation team
visited Indonesia from July 25 to July 30 to strengthen
collaboration between the two countries, the Russian Embassy in
Jakarta said.

The Russian delegation, led by V. Lisichenko, head of the
First Department of the Federal Service for Military and
Technical Cooperation, held talks with Indonesian counterparts on
the implementation of the bilateral agreement on military and
technical cooperation signed in 2003.

The Indonesian delegation was led by the Ministry of Defense's
director general for defense facilities, Vice Marshall P.
Wattimena.

"The Russian and Indonesian experts exchanged views on further
promotion of arms sales and technical cooperation between the two
countries. Possible roles suggested for the local defense
industry in future cooperative ventures including joint
production, repair and maintenance, etc.," the embassy said in a
press release sent to The Jakarta Post on Monday. -- JP