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Indonesia Ready to Supply Weapons, Planes to Laos

Indonesia Ready to Supply Weapons, Planes to Laos
Danu Damarjati/Detikcom | Laotian Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith (right) and President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo (left) at bilateral meeting at the Bogor Palace in Indonesia.

During a press conference with Laotian Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has stressed that Indonesia was ready to supply Laos with airplanes and weapons produced by two state-owned enterprises.

"The Indonesian strategic industry is ready to supply high-quality products, such as airplanes and defense equipment, needed by Laos," Jokowi said during the joint press conference at the Bogor Palace in West Java on Thursday, as reported by The Jakarta Post.

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Laotian Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith (left) and President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo (right) at bilateral meeting at the Bogor Palace in Indonesia.I mage: Okezone.com

 

On the same day, Jokowi and Sisoulith had held a meeting to discuss efforts to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the two ASEAN member countries and witnessed the signing of three memorandums of understanding between the two countries on education and drug.

During his visit to Indonesia, the prime minister brought a number of business delegates.

"I welcome the business delegate joining the prime minister's visit. I am confident that a business meeting will help boost cooperation on trade and investment," President Widodo told a joint press conference after their meeting at the palace.

Laos Education and Sports Minister Sengdeuane Lachanthaboun (left) and Culture and Education Minister Muhadjir Effendy sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on education cooperation, witnessed by Laos Prime Minister hongloun Sisoulith (second left) and President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, at Bogor Palace in West Java on Oct. 12. Image: Anton Hermansyah | Jakarta Post
Laos Education and Sports Minister Sengdeuane Lachanthaboun (left) and Culture and Education Minister Muhadjir Effendy sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on education cooperation, witnessed by Laos Prime Minister hongloun Sisoulith (second left) and President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, at Bogor Palace in West Java on Oct. 12. Image: Anton Hermansyah | Jakarta Post

 

For his turn, Laos Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith said that he was upbeat that both nations will persistently strengthen the cooperation in the sectors.

"On behalf of the government and the people of Laos, we express gratitude to the Indonesian government for its supports to us on several sectors and contribution to efforts to boost economic and social condition on Laos," he said, as quoted by Xinhua.

Indonesia’s state-owned weapons maker PT Pindad (Persero) produces various munitionsguns, tanks and armored vehicles, while state-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) produces helicopters and aircraft both for military and commercial purposes

 

Indah Gilang Pusparani

Indah is a researcher at Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Daerah Kota Cirebon (Regional Development Planning and Research Agency of Cirebon Municipality). She covers More international relations, tourism, and startups in Southeast Asia region and beyond. Indah graduated from MSc Development Administration and Planning from University College London, United Kingdom in 2015. She finished bachelor degree from International Relations from University of Indonesia in 2014, with two exchange programs in Political Science at National University of Singapore and New Media in Journalism at Ball State University, USA. She was awarded Diplomacy Award at Harvard World Model United Nations and named as Indonesian Gifted Researcher by Australian National University. She is Researcher at Regional Planning Board in Cirebon, West Java. She previously worked as Editor in Bening Communication, the Commonwealth Parliament Association UK, and diplomacy consulting firm Best Delegate LLC in USA. Less
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