Jakarta - US Vice President Mike Pence on Friday welcomed
energy and defence deals between US and Indonesian companies that
officials said were worth 10 billion dollars.
"These deals represent the tremendous excitement that American
companies feel about opportunities in Indonesia," Pence said in
Jakarta at the end of a two-day visit to Indonesia.
Under one of the agreements, US energy giant ExxonMobil will sell
liquefied natural gas to Indonesia's state-owned energy
company Pertamina.
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Another enables US aerospace and defence technology company Lockheed
Martin to provide weapons systems for F-16 fighter jets owned by the
Indonesian military.
Pence's visit to Indonesia was part of a four-nation tour that
includes stops in South Korea, Japan and Australia.