Indonesian Deal Seen as Yielding Security Boost
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From Times Wire Reports
Leaders of Australia and Indonesia signed a partnership agreement that they said would lead to a new security pact.
Prime Minister John Howard and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono signed the framework agreement during Yudhoyono’s first visit to Australia as leader of his nation.
Indonesia scrapped an earlier defense treaty because Australia participated in a military effort against pro-Jakarta militias in East Timor after that region split with Indonesia in 1999.
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