Russia to support Indonesia’s ability to counter threats - Lavrov

JAKARTA, August 9. /TASS/. Russia will continue to support Indonesia’s ability to counter any threats, including the terrorist threat, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said following his talks with Indonesian top diplomat Retno Marsudi on Wednesday. Lavrov said that at the meeting, the parties had discussed "military and technical issues of mutual interest." "We are interested in supporting Indonesia’s ability to counter any threats, today, we have talked a lot about the threat of terrorism, which we all have been facing," the Russian foreign minister added. Lavrov pointed out that there was a joint Russian-Indonesian commission on military cooperation. "It’s meeting took place in Jakarta at the end of last year, and we see that the issues that were touched upon at the meeting have been under active consideration," he added. Indonesian Ambassador to Russia Wahid Supriyadi earlier told TASS that the two countries were close to reaching contract concerning the delivery of the Sukhoi Su-35 aircraft to Indonesia. Read more