The Tide of US-Indonesian Relations
President Yudhoyono's visit last week has led to positive developments. The US military assistance program for Indonesia, which was previously frozen, will resume this year. Tempo reports from Washington, DC.
May 31, 2005
THE smile of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) beamed in Washington, DC. After being frozen by the government of the United States for over a decade, the IMET, or International Military Education and Training program, was reopened. For the 2005 fiscal year, Indonesia will receive assistance of US$600,000 (about Rp5.6 billion).
This, of course, is not a very large amount. To get an idea, in 2002 the United States poured
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