Jakarta, March 10 -- The defense ministries of Indonesia and Vietnam have agreed to step up cooperation in the procurement of weapons and other defense equipment.

The cooperation was highlighted during a meeting between Minister of Defense, Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, and Vietnamese National Defense Minister Phan Van Giang at the former's office in Central Jakarta on Monday.

"Among the points discussed at the meeting was defense industry cooperation. The two countries have been collaborating for the purchase of aircraft, helicopters, and bombs," the Defense Ministry's information bureau head, Brigadier General Frega Ferdinand Wenas Inkiriwang, said in Jakarta.

However, he did not specify the types of fighter jets or helicopters involved in th...