Signing of Indonesia-German tank deal postponed

The planned signing of a deal for Indonesia‘s purchase of more than 150 German tanks was postponed Wednesday as the two sides were still negotiating, a Defence Ministry official said.

Indonesia now hopes to sign the contract and a separate technical agreement with German defence company Rheinmetall on Saturday, said Major General Ediwan Prabowo, the head of the defence facilities agency at the ministry.

"It‘s still being negotiated," Prabowo said. "The plan is to sign it on Saturday but it all depends on the negotiation and any agreement that can be reached."

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