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| President Joko Widodo on board Indonesian battleship Frans Kaisiepo-368 during the opening of Komodo Exercise 2016, a multi-country naval exercise in Padang, West Sumatra, Tuesday (12/04). (State Palace Press Photo/Rusman) |
Jakarta.
President Joko Widodo attended the opening of the five-day multi-country Komodo
naval exercise, at the Indonesian Naval Base II in Padang, West Sumatra, on
Tuesday (12/04).
In his
speech, Joko stressed the importance of military operations other than war
(MOOTW), including for humanitarian purposes.
“Improve
health services. Build better public facilities. Help out in search and rescue
missions. The real battle is to improve our humanity,” Joko said in his
statement.
A total of
47 vessels from 16 countries will take part in the exercises until Saturday.
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