Indonesian Minister of Defense expects deeper defense cooperation between Indonesia and Morocco

Jakarta, The Gulf Observer: Indonesian Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto, through his press statement on Saturday, expressed keenness for defense cooperation between Indonesia and Morocco to be boosted in future.

On Friday, Subianto received a visit from Morocco’s Ambassador to Indonesia Ouadia Benabdellah at the Ministry of Defense Office, here.

The minister lauded the visit made by Morocco’s ambassador to Indonesia and the defense cooperation established with Morocco.

“Indonesia lauds the good relations and defense cooperation built with Morocco, which is based on three pillars,” he remarked.

These pillars comprise developing mutual trust, bolstering defense capacity, and encouraging independence of the defense industry.

Meanwhile, Benabdellah expects that the meeting can further solidify diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Morocco in a more strategic direction in the defense and security sector.