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JAKARTA, April 13 (Reuters) – \u200cIndonesia and the United States are discussing \u200ca proposal to give U.S. military aircraft access over \u200bIndonesian airspace, Indonesia’s defence ministry said on Monday, adding that no deal has yet been reached.<\/p>\n
The U.S. is seeking “blanket overnight access” for American \u200cmilitary aircraft through \u2060Indonesian airspace, several media outlets reported on Sunday, adding that Indonesian President \u2060Prabowo Subianto had approved the proposal.<\/p>\n
Responding to the reports, the defence ministry said in a \u200bstatement \u200bthat the two countries \u200bare still discussing \u200cthe “Letter of Intent”, and that there is only a preliminary draft that is being discussed internally. The draft is neither final nor binding, the ministry added.<\/p>\n
Control over Indonesian airspace belongs \u200cto Indonesia, the ministry said, \u200badding that deals with \u200bother countries will \u200bprotect Indonesia’s sovereignty and adhere \u200cto Indonesian law.<\/p>\n
U.S. Defense Secretary \u200bPete Hegseth \u200bis set to meet with his Indonesian counterpart Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin later on Monday, according \u200bto an \u200cadvisory released by the U.S. government.<\/p>\n
(Reporting by \u200bAnanda Teresia; Writing by Stanley Widianto; \u200bEditing by David Stanway)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n