JAKARTA, Nov 22 — Indonesia’s defence minister has said his country understands the reasons behind the United States, Australia and Britain establishing the Aukus security agreement, though at a forum at the weekend repeated concerns about an arms race in the region.
When asked about Aukus at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Manama Dialogue in Bahrain on Saturday, defence minister Prabowo Subianto said he understood why countries would move to secure their interests. “But as I said the emphasis of every country is to protect their national interest. If they feel threatened they will do whatever they can to protect themselves,” said Prabowo.His comments appear to offer a more pragmatic view of the pact after Indonesia’s foreign ministry issued a statement in September saying it was “deeply concerned” by the alliance, warning that it could spark a regional arms race.
On Friday the United States called China’s use of water cannon against Philippine resupply boats in the South China Sea “dangerous, provocative and unjustified”.
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