Indonesia signs security pact with Australia

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto stand during a welcome ceremony at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 6, 2026. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

JAKARTA, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Indonesia ‌and Australia signed a security treaty on Friday that ‌commits them to consult each other if either country ‌is threatened, President Prabowo Subianto said after a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Jakarta.

The pact, the full details of which have not ‍yet been disclosed, was first announced in ‍November when Prabowo visited ‌Australia.