Indonesia invites navies of 47 countries to join exercise

STORY: Indonesia invites navies of 47 countries to join exercise DATELINE: Dec. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of conference 2. SOUNDBITE (English): DENY PRASETYO, Commander of MNEK 2023 task force STORYLINE: The Indonesian navy hosted the Initial Planning Conference of the Fourth Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo on Wednesday in Jakarta. The conference discussed the plans for the Fourth Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo in which navies from 47 countries were invited, including China, the United States, Russia, Canada, and South Korea. The biennial exercise will be held in Makassar, south Sulawesi, in June 2023. The exercise also plans to test the standard operating procedure for joint disaster relief of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries. The Indonesian navy itself has prepared 17 ships, including the newest hospital vessel, for the exercise. SOUNDBITE (English): DENY PRASETYO, Commander of MNEK 2023 task force "It is im