Indonesia stated that it was an administrative error, as it was falsely thought that the payment would be made from the "side defense budget". Parliamentary approval was required to correct the error, and the payment was delivered along with a statement of hope that the program would continue without further delinquencies.
The Indonesian government stated that the issue was a clerical error, as they had mistakenly thought the payment would originate from the "side defense budget". To correct this, parliamentary approval was necessary, and the payment was delivered accompanied by a statement of optimism regarding the continuation of the program without further delays.