News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
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Wed, March 16, 2022
Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto held a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace on Wednesday, more than a month after Indonesia sealed a deal to order 42 Rafale fighter jets and signed an exploratory agreement for the possible purchase of two submarines.
The Defense Ministry, in a statement issued on Wednesday, said Prabowo would discuss a number of defense issues with Macron, including the follow-up steps in the acquisition of the defense equipment.
“In the meeting, also being discussed are some follow-ups on the plan to buy Rafale jet fighters and Scorpene submarines, which was agreed upon by two sides on Feb. 10,” the statement read.
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