Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met the Indonesian president and defense minister in Jakarta on Tuesday.
HIGH LEVEL STRATEGIC COUNCIL 1 MEETING WILL BE HELD
Çavuşoğlu said on Twitter that he was received by President Joko Widodo in Indonesia as part of his official visit.
“High Level Strategic Council 1 meeting will be held at our President’s visit next year,” he said, conveying greetings of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Widodo. Relations with our Southeast Asia key partner, friendly and brotherly Indonesia are developing in all fields, he added.
Çavuşoğlu also met Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, according to diplomatic sources. He was welcomed with a military ceremony. “Minister Subianto visited Turkey five times during this last year,” Çavuşoğlu said on Twitter. He said they will further enhance cooperation in the defense industry and wished to sign a defense cooperation agreement soon.
Earlier, Çavuşoğlu also held a meeting with his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi in Jakarta.