VOI - Voice of Indonesia | RRI - Radio Republik Indonesia

Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines will hold a joint military exercise in Kalimantan Island in few weeks to come. The military exercise is to complete regional resilience which has agreed by the three countries. This was affirmed by Minister of Defense, Ryamizard Ryacudu to media journalists at the Defense Ministry Office in Jakarta on Friday (08/6). He said the military exercise is also to focus on pressing and localizing terrorists in a bid to be handled easily. “The joint military exercise will be implemented after Eid ul Fitri. We are observing what the terrorists do and the training scheme of the exercise is adjusted to the condition. The exercise will be carried out in Kalimantan. It is a trilateral exercise. Well-trained personnel are ready. So, we will generalize the training," said Ryamizard Ryacudu. Meanwhile, Spokesperson of the Indonesian Defense Ministry, Brigadier General Totok Sugiharto explained that in the joint military exercise, Indonesia will involve 3 special troops of the Indonesian Military. They are special troops from Indonesian Army, Navy and Air Force. (VOI/AF/RHM)