Indonesia and China discuss increasing defense cooperation and energy security
- Top ministers from Indonesia and China met in Jakarta to discuss increasing defense cooperation.
- Both countries agreed to strengthen food and energy security during the meetings.
- China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasized the need for better coordination on development and security priorities.
- Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono highlighted the importance of facilitating trade and expanding market access for Indonesia's commodities.
- The defense ministers of both countries discussed intensifying defense cooperation.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Top ministers for Indonesia and China agreed during meetings in Jakarta on Friday to increase their defense cooperation and strengthen food and energy security. The meetings come as Jakarta deepens military ties with China while trying to maintain its long-standing non-aligned foreign policy and balance relations with other major powers.
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Indonesia and China agreed to better coordinate on their top development and security priorities as the two countries modernize. Wang said the dialogue will “send a clear signal to the world of solidarity and cooperation between our two major emerging-market countries.”
Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono said the two sides discussed strengthening food, energy and mineral security through the development of industries that support national resilience, which in the future will encompass areas such as artificial intelligence, the joint development of communications satellites and other advanced technology initiatives.
印尼与中国讨论加强防务合作与能源安全
雅加达，印尼（美联社）——印尼和中国的高级部长在雅加达的会议上达成一致，决定加强防务合作并强化粮食和能源安全。这些会议是在雅加达加深与中国的军事关系，同时试图维持其长期不结盟的外交政策并平衡与其他主要大国的关系的背景下举行的。
中国外交部长王毅表示，印尼和中国同意在两国现代化过程中更好地协调其主要发展和安全优先事项。王毅表示，这一对话将“向世界传递出我们两大新兴市场国家团结与合作的明确信号”。
印尼外交部长苏基诺表示，双方讨论了通过发展支持国家韧性的产业来加强粮食、能源和矿产安全，未来将涵盖人工智能、共同开发通信卫星及其他先进技术倡议等领域。