KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto, who is on a two-day visit to Malaysia, met with his local counterpart, Mohamad Sabu, for a Malaysia-Indonesia bilateral meeting here, on Thursday.
The two ministers, who met at Wisma Perwira here, exchanged views on the dynamic aspects of the global security landscape – in particular, non-traditional security threats.
“Another matter discussed was the threat of terrorism, which has become the focus of the two countries,” Mohamad Sabu said at a press conference following the meeting.
He added that Malaysia has regarded Indonesia as its closest and most important neighbour in 62 years of diplomatic ties.
Prabowo, meanwhile, expressed confidence that Malaysia and Indonesia could forge various new areas of defence cooperation in the future.
“I believe that our defence relationship is improving... we share the same views and will look for new areas of defence cooperation, such as in the defence technical industry,” he added.
This is Prabowo’s first visit to Malaysia following his appointment as minister on Oct 23.
Keywords: Prabowo Subianto, Mohamad Sabu, Wisma Perwira, terrorism