JAKARTA, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Indonesia's foreign minister says reports his country was spied on by Australia could force a review of its intelligence cooperation with its southern neighbor.
Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said Australia has refused to confirm or deny allegations the Australian Embassy in Jakarta collected political, diplomatic and economic intelligence, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported Monday.
Indonesia will "draw our own conclusion" from the lack of response, Natalegawa said.
He said that intelligence information shared between the countries had been "rather effective, very important" in disrupting people smuggling and terrorist attacks.
"If Australia feels that there are ways of obtaining information other than the official one, then one wonders where we are at in terms of cooperation," the minister said.
He ruled out expelling Australian diplomats, but said he wanted a guarantee the spying would stop.
