TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesia has rejected demands from the United States to buy U.S. drones as part of their trade deal, as reported by The Straits Times citing relevant sources, as quoted from Antara.
Indonesia has agreed to a large number of demands made by the U.S. in their trade talks, including plans to import fuel from the U.S. as a replacement for Singapore, according to the report on Wednesday.
However, Indonesia rejected provisions deemed to violate the constitution, including the demand to acquire U.S. drones to monitor the South China Sea, the report added.
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