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Ministerial Meeting On The Singapore-Indonesia Extradition Treaty And Defence Cooperation Agreement 
Posted on Monday, April 23, 2007 - 08:00 PM

Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo, Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean and Chief of Defence Force Major-General Desmond Kuek met Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Hassan Wirajuda, Minister for Defence Juwono Sudarsono and Commander in Chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces ACM Djoko Suyanto at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today to discuss the Extradition Treaty and Defence Cooperation Agreement.

The Ministers and Armed Forces Chiefs were briefed by their Chief Negotiators on the key issues in the Extradition Treaty and Defence Cooperation Agreement. This was followed by a productive discussion between both delegations on the two Agreements. Both sides made significant progress and were able to reach agreement on all the remaining issues. The Ministers and Armed Forces Chiefs endorsed the finalised text of the two Agreements drafted by the negotiating teams of both sides.

The Ministers and Armed Forces Chiefs confirmed that the Extradition Treaty and Defence Cooperation Agreement will be signed by the Foreign and Defence Ministers on Friday, 27 April 2007 in Bali and will also be witnessed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
23 APRIL 2007