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France strengthens ties with Indonesia after AUKUS setback

France strengthens ties with Indonesia after AUKUS setback

  • French FM Jean-Yves Le Drian met with his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi to sign an action plan that he said will strengthen the two ‘countries’ strategic partnership’
  • Jakarta has shown interest in procuring submarines, corvettes and other military equipment as tensions with Beijing continue to simmer
By AFP ·