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Russia expressed its readiness to help Indonesia in developing and strengthening its military field. This was conveyed by the Military Attache of the Russian Embassy to Indonesia, Colonel Nikolay Nikolayuk in his speech on the commemoration of the Russian Armed Forces Day in Jakarta on Monday (26/2). Nikolayuk said that currently the relationship between the two countries has reached a new phase, especially in the military field. He then asserted that Russia is ready to help Indonesia in developing and strengthening its military, as far as Indonesia needs.

 

"Nowadays, we get a new stage of our relationship the field of defense. We have a very active military engineering cooperation. Step by step we improve inter-military relations. And it is very important for us to underline that Russia is ready to develop this process as far as Indonesia ready to do it," Colonel Nikolayuk said. 

 

Nikolayuk added that the relationship between Russia and Indonesia has a very long history. He said that since the beginning of Indonesian independence, Russia has provided political and military support since the independence of Indonesia in 1945. Colonel Nikolay Nikolayuk said Indonesia and Russia also have a good tradition and extensive cooperation experience, which can be a good basis for further development of friendly relations between the two countries. (VOI/Rezha)