Prabowo Receives Visit From The German Defense Minister

Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto together with German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius/ANTARA/Gilang Galiartha

JAKARTA - Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto received an official visit from the German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius in Jakarta.

Defense Minister Pistorius arrived at around 14.30 WIB, Monday, June 5, accompanied by the German Ambassador to Indonesia Ina Lepel and was greeted directly by Defense Minister Prabowo at the Defense State Field, Ministry of Defense.

After listening to the national anthems of each country, Defense Minister Prabowo then invited Defense Minister Pistorius to conduct an inspection title for the troops before laying wreaths and a moment of silence at the Fire Monument, the Spirit of Indonesia Merdeka, Never Goes Out.

As reported by ANTARA, the two ministers then introduced each other's delegations before heading to the Ministry of Defense Building.

Defense Minister Prabowo then invited Defense Minister Pistorius to fill in the guest book at the door of the Bhinneka Tunggal Ika before holding a closed high-level meeting.

Defense Minister Pistorius visited Indonesia after attending the International Institute forum for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue 2023 in Singapore, last weekend.

The arrival of the German Defense Minister is the second official visit agenda received by Defense Minister Prabowo throughout Monday.

Previously, Defense Minister Prabowo also received an official visit from the Deputy Prime Minister and Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles.