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Mar 30, 2021

Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, sixth from left, and Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, not in photo, hold a talk with i, Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, sitting at right, and Japanese Defense Minister Kishi Nobuo, sitting second from right, at the start of the two-plus-two Foreign and Defense Ministers meeting between Japan and Indonesia Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at the Iikura Guesthouse of the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo, Japan.(David Mareuil/Pool Photo via AP)

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