JAKARTA, May 19 – Indonesia’s defence minister said on Tuesday that he signed a letter of intent with his American counterpart on granting access over Indonesian airspace to U.S. military aircraft during his visit to Washington last month, but no commitment was made. Indonesia’s foreign ministry warned the defence ministry in an letter in early […]
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Indonesia made no commitment to US on airspace access, defence minister says
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JAKARTA, May 19 – Indonesia’s defence minister said on Tuesday that he signed a letter of intent with his American counterpart on granting access over Indonesian airspace to U.S. military aircraft during his visit to Washington last month, but no commitment was made.
Indonesia’s foreign ministry warned the defence ministry in an letter in early April that an American proposal to give its military “blanket” permission to fly over Indonesian territory risked entangling Jakarta in potential South China Sea conflicts, Reuters reported last month.
(Reporting by Stanley Widianto; Editing by David Stanway)