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Australia, Indonesian Defense Chiefs Sign Cooperation Agreement

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Friday, November 6th, 2009

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Chief of the Australian Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, met with his counterpart Commander in Chief, Indonesian Armed Forces, General Djoko Santoso, this week in Jakarta to sign a Joint Statement on Defence Cooperation. The Statement is an outcome of Indonesian Defence Minister Sudarsono's visit to Australia and was agreed with the Minister for Defence, Joel Fitzgibbon, in March 2008. Building on an already strong defense relationship, the Joint Statement reaffirms Australia and Indonesia's commitment to taking a…

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