

Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa led a delegation to Indonesia where he had extensive discussions with Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla, Foreign Minister Dr. N. Hassan Wirajuda, Secretary General of Foreign Ministry Imron Cotan and Minister of Defence Prof. Dr. Juwono Sudarsono.
The delegation also met with Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, Chief of TNI General TNI Djoko Santosoa, Chief of Army General TNI Agustadi Sasongko Purnomo, Chief of Navy Admiral TNI Tedjo Edhy, Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Subandrio and Deputy (i) for State Intelligence Agency (BIN) Burhan Muhammad.
On the last day of the visit, the delegation visited the Commandant of the Staff College in Bandung and Air Craft and Helicopter manufacturing plant in the same location.
Bilateral Defence Cooperation has increased following this visit. Rajapaksa also visited the Sri Lanka Embassy in Jakarta, took part at a flag hoisting ceremony and addre-ssed all members of staff of the Embassy and posed for a group photograph.