Jakarta, May 4 -- Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin and Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi arrived in Jakarta on Monday for a follow-up defense ministers' meeting.

The meeting follows their previous talks held in Bali on Sunday, May 3.

Observations at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base showed that both ministers arrived at around 9:49 a.m. Western Indonesian Time (WIB) on the same aircraft.

They then proceeded to the Defense Ministry office in Central Jakarta for a closed-door meeting, which is expected to include the signing of a defense cooperation agreement between Indonesia and Japan.

The two ministers had earlier met in Bali, where they also attended a dinner meeting.

During the meeting, they discussed effo...