Russia prepares to sign arms deal with Indonesia

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Russia prepares to sign arms deal with Indonesia

Posted Thu Sep 6, 2007 5:47pm AEST

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Indonesia for a state visit, during which he will sign a deal giving the south-east Asian nation a loan of $1 billion to buy Russian arms.

Mr Putin is holding a series of meetings with his Indonesian counterpart, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, in a bid to strengthen economic and military cooperation between the two countries.

Russia's ambassador to Indonesia, Alexander Ivanov, says Moscow intends to play a significant role in Asia.

"For us, the primary objective in this region is collective security system," he said.

"One of the priorities, equally important for us, is to include Russia into the new integration processes we are witnessing here these days."

Russia prepares to sign arms deal with Indonesia

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Of course.............

The propping up of the Islamic world, wouldn't be complete without propping up one of the biggest in population of Muslim countries.