The president inspected the ship replica exhibition room and received information from the DSME officers.
"The ships are good," Jokowi remarked here.
During the visit, Jokowi was accompanied by several officials such as Economic Coordinating Minister Sofyan Djalil, Foreign Affairs Minister Retno L.P. Marsudi, Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Minister Yuddy Chrisnandi, and Chief of State Intelligence Agency Marciano Norman.
Jokowi lauded the ship-building technology implemented in DSME.
"It is an amazing technology," wrote Jokowi in the DSME guest list.
The DSME is collaborating with PAL Ltd. Co. for developing three submarines, which were ordered by Indonesia, at a total investment of US$250 million.
"Two submarines will be built in South Korea, while another one will be built in Indonesia," Marciano Norman remarked.
The Chang Bogo-class submarines are expected to be delivered to Indonesia in 2017 and 2018, which will help to increase Indonesias naval fleet to five submarines. Currently, Indonesia is operating two submarines that were made in Germany in 1981.
"We need balanced military power," Marciano stated.
Jokowi visited the country to attend the South Korea-ASEAN Summit, which had been established 25 years ago.
(Uu. INE/B003/KR-BSR/O001)
Editor: Priyambodo RH
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