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2nd LD Writethru: Indonesia suspends all military cooperation with Australia

Xinhua, January 4, 2017 Adjust font size:

Indonesia has suspended all forms of military cooperation with Australia due to humiliation of its national principle, a military spokesman said on Wednesday.

Indonesia made the decision in mid December last year, military spokesman Maj. General Wurjanto said.

"We temporarily terminate all form of cooperation with Australian military due to technical matters," he told Xinhua by phone.

The humiliation of Indonesia's national principle of Pancasila during a joint exercise between Indonesian special unit force (Kopassus) and Australia's Special Air Service in Western Perth "is one of the main causes of the termination," the general confirmed.

The spokesman elaborated that the technical problems between the two country's forces have brought disadvantages to the Indonesian side.

"We stop this cooperation because many things give disadvantages to us. It is not suitable with us," Wuryanto added.

"Going forward, the cooperation must bring mutual benefits to the two sides and both sides must respect each other," he stressed.

Indonesia last suspended military cooperation with Australia in 2014 following the revelation of Australia's spying on communication of Indonesia's former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Endit