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Article: Indonesia reduces reliance on western countries: Defense Minister
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- November 28, 2006
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Indonesia reduces reliance on western countries: Defense Minister
JAKARTA, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government has begun
to reduce reliance on western countries in arms purchase and turned
to East European countries as sparring suppliers, an official said
Tuesday.
The purchase of lethal weapons from western countries like the
United States, France and Britain will be reduced to 60 percent from
80 percent as the government is now looking to East European
countries as the main suppliers, Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono
told reporters here.
"From the United States, we focus on the purchase of personnel
aircraft ...