Three landmark agreements between S’pore and Indonesia take effect

Lee Hsien Loong and Indonesian President Joko Widodo looking on as Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean (seated, left) and Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investments Luhut Pandjaitan signed an exchange of letters undertaking to bring three agreements into force at the same time, at the Leaders’ Retreat in Bintan, in January 2022.- LIANHE ZAOBAO FILE

SINGAPORE: Three landmark pacts between Singapore and Indonesia officially came into force on March 21, in a major milestone for bilateral relations.

The three agreements – which deal with airspace management, defence cooperation and extradition – were inked in January 2022, during the Leaders’ Retreat between Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Indonesian President Joko Widodo, under the expanded framework between the two countries.