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Indonesia, Australia sign new security agreement

By Washington Examiner
Published August 28, 2014 9:34am ET
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Indonesia, Australia sign new security agreement
Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, right, greets Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop during a meeting in Bali, Indonesia, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014. Australia and Indonesia have reached a new agreement on how they'll use their intelligence operations in the future, even settling their disagreement on its name. The agreement their foreign ministers are scheduled to sign Thursday on the Indonesian resort island of Bali is designed to mend a rift sparked last November by accusations that Australians tapped the cellphones of the Indonesian president, his wife and eight ministers and officials in 2009. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati) | Firdia Lisnawati

BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia and Australia have signed a new security agreement to mend ties damaged last year by spying allegations.

The agreement was signed by the countries’ foreign ministers Thursday on Indonesia’s Bali island. Outgoing Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono witnessed the ceremony.

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