The United
States has decided to stop providing aid in the form of maritime equipment to
Indonesia due to economic considerations, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Minister Sharif Cicip Sutardjo said Friday.
“[The US
government] has said it will temporarily stop providing equipment aid in
November because of an economic deficit problem, so ship aid will be stopped,”
Sharif said at a press conference after meeting the US ambassador to Indonesia,
as quoted by tempointeraktif.com.
In
September 2007, Indonesia and the US signed an agreement to cooperate through
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) foundation, in the
fields of research and technology and applications in maritime affairs and
fisheries.
Since then,
the US has provided Indonesia with sophisticated equipment including ships that
can photograph and observe underwater life.
The US has
not officially announced the decision as yet, but is likely to do so before the
end of the year, Sharif said.
The US’
technical maritime assistance to Indonesia is worth up to US$35 million, he
said.
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