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U.S. Ambassador Calls for Renewed Military Ties to Indonesia

HeadlineFeb 04, 2005

The U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia said Thursday that he is looking forward to the United States and Indonesia restoring their military ties. Congress cut off ties with the Indonesian military in 1999 because of human rights abuses. Ambassador Lynn Pascoe said Thursday “We look forward to having much better relations with the military in the weeks and months to come, and we will certainly be working on that with them.” Last month Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz also called for the U.S. military to strengthen its ties to the Indonesian military. Wolfowitz–the former US ambassador to Indonesia–was visiting the area shortly after the devastating tsunami.

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