Indonesia gets 10 tanks granted by South Korea
Indonesia gets 10 tanks granted by South Korea
16:43, November 11, 2009 
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Indonesia had got 10 units of landing vehicle tanks (LVT) granted by South Korea, as an assistance to boost the defense system in the country, Indonesian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
The signing of the grant was conducted on Tuesday in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, the ministry said in a statement.
Vice Defense Minister of South Korea Kim Joowon said that his country expected the grants could boost bilateral ties on defense and said that South Korea wanted to assist Indonesia to comply with its defense equipment in the future.
The tanks with type of 7A1 would arrive in Indonesia on Dec. 6.
Indonesia has diversified the sources of its military weaponry to avoid restriction on purchasing military equipment by the U.S. government due to the poor human rights record of Indonesian military in Timor-Leste following the referendum in 1999.
Timor-Leste achieved independence from Indonesia in 2002.
Source: Xinhua
The signing of the grant was conducted on Tuesday in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, the ministry said in a statement.
Vice Defense Minister of South Korea Kim Joowon said that his country expected the grants could boost bilateral ties on defense and said that South Korea wanted to assist Indonesia to comply with its defense equipment in the future.
The tanks with type of 7A1 would arrive in Indonesia on Dec. 6.
Indonesia has diversified the sources of its military weaponry to avoid restriction on purchasing military equipment by the U.S. government due to the poor human rights record of Indonesian military in Timor-Leste following the referendum in 1999.
Timor-Leste achieved independence from Indonesia in 2002.
Source: Xinhua
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