The agreement marks a high-point in the bilateral relationship, but stops short of marking a significant strategic reorientation on the part of Jakarta.
Australia and Indonesia yesterday agreed on a new defense treaty that will expand their security cooperation and commit them to joint consultations over shared threats.
The treaty was jointly announced in Sydney yesterday by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, who is currently on his first state visit to Australia. Standing alongside Prabowo, the two leaders said that they “substantively concluded” negotiations on the treaty, which builds on the Defense Cooperation Agreement signed last year.
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