Jakarta, March 7 -- An Indonesian Navy warship conducted a port visit in South Africa this week to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries' naval forces during its return voyage to Indonesia from Italy, the navy said on Saturday.

The visit was carried out while KRI Prabu Siliwangi-321 was sailing back to Indonesia after completing activities in Italy, according to an official Indonesian Navy statement received in Jakarta.

Indonesian Navy Spokesperson Rear Admiral Tunggul said the port visit was led by the ship's commanding officer, Navy Colonel Kurniawan Koes Atmadja.

During the visit, several embassy representatives and officers from the South African Navy boarded and toured KRI Prabu Siliwangi-321 while the vessel wa...