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Defense minister Prabowo receives French foreign minister Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto met with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Jakarta on Tuesday to discuss the strategic partnership between the two countries in the defense field.The defense cooperation between the two countries covers intelligence, military training and education, science and technology, and the defense industry, the Defense Ministry said in a press statement released on Tuesday.The cooperation also includes peacekeeping cooperation, counterterrorism, and research and development of defense industry, including joint production, he added. Meanwhile, Deputy Defense Minister, Lt. Gen. M Herindra, received Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod in Jakarta to discuss defense cooperation.During their meeting, Herindra expressed the hope that the Danish foreign ministers visit would forge and increase bilateral relations in the defense field. Indonesia Open: Polii, Rahayu secure ticket to women's doubles final Indonesia's Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu smashed through the semi-finals in the women's doubles of BWF Super 1000 Indonesia Open tournament, beating Thailand's Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai on Saturday.Polii and Rahayu won two straight games, scoring 21-18, 21-14, after struggling for 58 minutes, to beat their third-seeded opponents and win a place in the finals. The victory has increased Polii and Rahayu's lead in their meeting record to 71, and they will face either South Korea or Japan in the final round.In the semifinals of the upper pool women's doubles, Baek Ha Na and Lee Yu Rim will soon face Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida. One of the teams will go up against the Indonesian pair in the final.