Yomiuri wrote that the governments of Japan and Indonesia are planning to hold a 2+2 meeting of their foreign and defense ministers on March 30 in Tokyo, noting that this will be the first time for the two nations to hold such a meeting since December 2015. The paper speculated that the two nations will reach a basic agreement on a bilateral accord on the transfer of defense equipment and military technology that will allow Japan to export defense equipment to Indonesia. The paper wrote that Japan is seeking to export a warship and air defense radar systems to Indonesia.