Jakarta (Antara Bali) - The governments of Indonesia and Timor
Leste, through the Ministries of Defense, have agreed to establish
cooperation in the field of defense, in particular education and
training.
A press statement received by Antara here on Tuesday stated that the
Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu paid a courtesy call to
the East Timor Defense Minister in Dili on Monday (February 1).
The visit was conducted on the sidelines of a working visit of the
Indonesian Minister of Defense in order to review the Indonesian Health
Care Mission on the Floating Hospital in the Port of Dili, East Timor.
Ryamizard said Indonesias Defense Ministry is ready to assist
Timor-Leste, in particular to improve the capacity of the Timorese army
personnel.
During this time, cooperation in defense related education and
training between the two countries has been on, including Timor Leste
Military Officers enrolling in Indonesias Military Command and Staff
School.
Timor Leste has also sent several students to study at the Institute
of National Defense as well as at a number of universities in
Indonesia.
The Indonesian Ministry of Defense opens up opportunities for Timorese soldiers to learn engineering.
"The UN needs Engineering unit to build and improve places which are ravaged by war or natural disaster," Ryamizard stated.
The Defense Minister of Timor Leste, Cirilio Cristovao, said the
defense cooperation between Indonesia and East Timor has been going on
from the beginning. Both countries already have a cooperation agreement
between their armed forces.
"To improve the quality and capability of the engineers, we hope we
can send troops to undergo training in Indonesia," he said. (WDY)
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