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Saturday, September 18, 2004 6:14:20 PM
Russia considers moving into the Pacific arena.
A move to Jakarta would put Russia close to the Strait of Malacca joining China and the United States among others as they vie for influence over this important shipping lane. On the campaign against terrorism, Australia and the US agreed that Southeast Asia was a key front, affirming the importance of working with regional governments against a common threat.
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In the Pacific Theatre Southeast Asia will be a strategic component of Bush’s world war.
The United States is trying for control of the Strait of Malacca. US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said during a visit to Singapore that he hoped to have US troops fighting terrorism in Southeast Asia "pretty soon". His comments fuelled speculation that the United States wants to deploy US forces in the Strait of Malacca, the narrow and busy shipping lane straddled by Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore that is seen as a likely terrorist target. More than one million tonnes of oil a year -- well over 80 percent of China's imports -- are shipped through the narrow strait.
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Jakarta is the site of the Australian Embassy bombing of Sept. 9 and police are bracing for more terrorist threats ahead of and during the presidential election runoff on Monday.
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Banda Aceh/Palu/Jayapura
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailnational.asp?fileid=20040919.A08&irec=3
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Russia considers setting up security office in Indonesia
www.chinaview.cn 2004-09-18 16:36:50
JAKARTA, Sept. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Russia has expressed its interest in setting up a security bureau in Jakarta with the consent of the Indonesian government to help strengthen its efforts against terrorism, a visiting Russian official said.
First Director of Federal Security Service (FSB) Sergei Smirnov said he had discussed ways of combating terrorism with Chief of the Indonesian National Intelligence Agency (BIN) Lt. Gen. (ret) A.M. Hendropriyono.
"Our countries have one and the same enemy: terrorism," Smirnov was quoted Saturday by The Jakarta Post as saying.
Smirnov was in Jakarta to sign an information security agreement with Indonesian officials.
"I wish to propose the opening of a new permanent office of Federal Security Service in Indonesia to my superior (in Moscow),"he said.
"We also agreed to set up a direct telephone line between the chiefs of the intelligence agencies in Russia and Indonesia," he said without elaborating.
Smirnov said that there were similarities between the attacks in Russia and the one outside the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, which killed nine and injured more than 180.
"We also have the same problems, terrorists in Russia have received education from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Somalia," said Smirnov, adding that Hendropriyono told him that he had received information that terrorists in Indonesia were trained from overseas, including Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Russia and Indonesia signed on Thursday an agreement on a mutual protection of classified information.
Under the agreement, the confidential information would allow Indonesia to obtain the technical manuals of military equipment itwould buy from Russia, but not be allowed to provide them to thirdparties.
In the past, Indonesia was only allowed to send technicians to learn and undergo training in Russia to operate the equipment. ButRussia did not allow the Indonesian officers to take manuals and training materials back home because these were considered to be classified information.
Indonesia spent 192.6 million US dollars to buy four Russian-made Sukhoi jet fighters last year. Enditem
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-09/18/content_1994370.htm
A move to Jakarta would put Russia close to the Strait of Malacca joining China and the United States among others as they vie for influence over this important shipping lane. On the campaign against terrorism, Australia and the US agreed that Southeast Asia was a key front, affirming the importance of working with regional governments against a common threat.
#msg-3542419
In the Pacific Theatre Southeast Asia will be a strategic component of Bush’s world war.
The United States is trying for control of the Strait of Malacca. US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said during a visit to Singapore that he hoped to have US troops fighting terrorism in Southeast Asia "pretty soon". His comments fuelled speculation that the United States wants to deploy US forces in the Strait of Malacca, the narrow and busy shipping lane straddled by Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore that is seen as a likely terrorist target. More than one million tonnes of oil a year -- well over 80 percent of China's imports -- are shipped through the narrow strait.
#msg-3404130
#msg-3998608
Note:
Jakarta is the site of the Australian Embassy bombing of Sept. 9 and police are bracing for more terrorist threats ahead of and during the presidential election runoff on Monday.
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta/Banda Aceh/Palu/Jayapura
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailnational.asp?fileid=20040919.A08&irec=3
-Am
Russia considers setting up security office in Indonesia
www.chinaview.cn 2004-09-18 16:36:50
JAKARTA, Sept. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Russia has expressed its interest in setting up a security bureau in Jakarta with the consent of the Indonesian government to help strengthen its efforts against terrorism, a visiting Russian official said.
First Director of Federal Security Service (FSB) Sergei Smirnov said he had discussed ways of combating terrorism with Chief of the Indonesian National Intelligence Agency (BIN) Lt. Gen. (ret) A.M. Hendropriyono.
"Our countries have one and the same enemy: terrorism," Smirnov was quoted Saturday by The Jakarta Post as saying.
Smirnov was in Jakarta to sign an information security agreement with Indonesian officials.
"I wish to propose the opening of a new permanent office of Federal Security Service in Indonesia to my superior (in Moscow),"he said.
"We also agreed to set up a direct telephone line between the chiefs of the intelligence agencies in Russia and Indonesia," he said without elaborating.
Smirnov said that there were similarities between the attacks in Russia and the one outside the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, which killed nine and injured more than 180.
"We also have the same problems, terrorists in Russia have received education from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Somalia," said Smirnov, adding that Hendropriyono told him that he had received information that terrorists in Indonesia were trained from overseas, including Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Russia and Indonesia signed on Thursday an agreement on a mutual protection of classified information.
Under the agreement, the confidential information would allow Indonesia to obtain the technical manuals of military equipment itwould buy from Russia, but not be allowed to provide them to thirdparties.
In the past, Indonesia was only allowed to send technicians to learn and undergo training in Russia to operate the equipment. ButRussia did not allow the Indonesian officers to take manuals and training materials back home because these were considered to be classified information.
Indonesia spent 192.6 million US dollars to buy four Russian-made Sukhoi jet fighters last year. Enditem
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-09/18/content_1994370.htm
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