Jakarta, Oct. 14 -- Indonesia aims to strengthen defense cooperation with Russia across various sectors, including the defense industry, as representatives from the two countries met in Jakarta on Wednesday.

The cooperation was discussed during a meeting between Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin and Deputy Director of Russia's Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC), Mikhail V Petukhov, at the ministry office in Jakarta.

"The meeting marks an important opportunity to strengthen Indonesia-Russia friendship and strategic partnership spanning decades," Sjamsoeddin said after the meeting on his social media on Wednesday.

He said the two sides discussed various aspects of defense cooperation, with an emphasi...