RI agrees to install seven radars from US in Makassar Strait

by uusjio | January 22, 2008 at 06:24 pm

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"The purpose of installing the seven radars is to support maritme defense and security in the South East Asian region," Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono told ANTARA News on Tuesday.
He said the US government was committed to helping Indonesia to build its capacity to secure its waters by among other things providing the surveillance radars.
"The proposal to install the surveillance radars in the Makassar Strait was filed in 2006 but it will only be implemented in stages starting in 2008," he added.
Juwono said the main function of the seven radars in the Makassar Strait would be that of preventing acts of terror at sea.
"This accords with ASEAN`s joint commitment on maritime defense and security in the ASEAN region," he said.
In the Asia and Pacific region, including ASEAN and Indonesia, the security of the Sea Lines of Communication (SLOC) was a matter of vital importance to users of these lines in the region, he added.
The US had previously also given five ..

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