Russia and Indonesia hold talks to strengthen ties on defence and security

The two officials would also discuss “co-operation in other areas of mutual interest,” the agency said, citing a Russian government statement

Russian Security Council secretary Sergei Shoigu with Indonesian defence minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin. Picture: Tatan Syuflana/AP

Russia and Indonesia took steps to strengthen their defence ties with a meeting between a top Russian security official and Indonesia’s defence minister in the capital of Jakarta as Moscow’s war on Ukraine entered its fourth year.

Ahead of the visit by Sergei Shoigu, secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council, the Russian news agency RIA Novosti said he would discuss ways to deepen a defence partnership with Indonesia’s defence minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin.