MAGELANG, Indonesia — Indonesia and Australia signed a new defense agreement on Thursday, pledging closer cooperation to counter security threats in the Asia-Pacific region.

The pact, announced this month, was signed during Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles' visit to Indonesia this week and includes provisions for joint drills and deployments to each country.

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