WORLD-ASIA AND PACIFIC | ASEAN to hold first joint military exercise off Indonesia .

This handout picture taken and released by the Indonesian Military (TNI) on January 3, 2020 shows then commander of region 1 of defense territory joint command, rear admiral Yudo Margono (front L) inspecting Indonesian troops at Natuna military base in Riau islands. Indonesia is stepping up sea and aerial patrols of islands near the disputed South China Sea, an official said on January 4, following a diplomatic spat over “trespassing“ Chinese vessels. Military aircraft and three warships with some 600 navy, army and air force personnel have been deployed to waters around the Natuna islands, which border the South China Sea. (AFP/Handout)

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ASEAN will hold its first-ever joint military exercise in the South China Sea, its chair Indonesia said on Thursday, the latest multilateral security drills at a time of rising tension and uncertainty in the region.

The decision was taken at a meeting of military commanders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Bali, which will host the exercise in the North Natuna Sea, the southernmost waters of the South China Sea.

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Indonesian Military (TNI) commander, Admiral Yudo Margono, told state-run news agency Antara the exercise would be in September and would not include any combat operations training. The purpose, Yudo said, was strengthening “ASEAN centrality”.

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