Indonesia and Russia kicked off their first joint naval drills on Monday as Jakarta seeks to improve bilateral ties with Moscow.
Russia’s ambassador to Indonesia, Sergey Tulchinov, said at the opening of the exercise, “Military cooperation is a natural part of the relations between the two countries.” I am pleased to inform that the relations between the navies of Indonesia and Russia are very deep and sincere, and the naval exercise of the two countries planned and organized these days in Surabaya and the Java Sea is a confirmation of the strong communication and friendship between our peoples.
The joint exercise “Orruda-2024” includes the port, base and sea stage and will be held in Surabaya and Java Sea, respectively.
On Sunday, a detachment of ships of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy made a friendly entry to the port of Tanjung Perak in Surabaya.
The detachment included the corvettes Gromkiy, Rezkiy, Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov and support ship Pechenga.
Commenting on this, commander of the ships of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy Alexey Antsiferov noted these drills would show Russia’s readiness to assist Indonesia and expressed hope that they would become annual and grow in scale.
