Teacher:Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: But at a news conference in Singapore, Powell hinted that the Bush administration was ready to discuss resuming military cooperation with Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation and a sometimes reluctant partner in the efforts to crack down on militant Islamic groups. The United States cut virtually all military links with Indonesia in 1999 after its forces were implicated in the violence that swept East Timor after that territory voted for independence.
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At a news conference in Singapore, Powell hinted that the Bush admin was ready to discuss resuming military cooperation with Indonesia .The US cut virtually all military links with Indonesia in 1999 after its forces were implicated in the violence that swept East Timor.