COVID-19 brings a new challenge and unpredictability for our 2 countries. Like the Australian Army there, TNI plays an essential function in supporting the handling of COVID-19 in Indonesia.
Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto received personal protective equipment (PPE) worth 2 million Australian dollars supplied by the Australian Defense Ministry for the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) at the Halim Perdanakusuma Airbase here on Saturday.
Australian Defense Minister Linda Reynolds handed the PPE help, comprising gloves, medical gowns, deal with masks, and diagnostic thermometers, to Subianto at the airbase. The assistance was carried to Indonesia on a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-130 Hercules plane.
Reynolds stated Indonesia and Australia are longstanding partners that have strong relations and a long history of cooperation, particularly in times of need.
” COVID-19 brings a brand-new difficulty and unpredictability for our 2 nations. Like the Australian Armed Forces there, TNI plays an important role in supporting the handling of COVID-19 in Indonesia,” she said in a statement.
The armed forces of the two countries have actually likewise established cooperation and exchanged understanding on COVID-19 handling, she added.
Subianto lauded the military cooperation between the 2 neighboring nations. In addition to assistance for the COVID-19 pandemic, both nations have also regularly held joint exercises, he said.
Australia has actually welcomed many TNI officers to study at the Australian military academy, he added.
In return, Indonesia sent personnel to Australia early this year to assist fight land and forest fires in New South Wales, he stated.
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