President Xi Jinping Welcomes President Prabowo At State Ceremony

JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto was greeted by a state ceremony by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the People's Center, west of Tiananmen Square, Beijing, on Saturday 9 November 2024.

Before starting the ceremony, the two heads of state introduced delegations to each country.

From Indonesia, the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sugiono, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia, Minister of Investment and Downstreaming/Head of the Investment Coordinating Board Rosan Perkasa Roeslani, and Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Trenggono were present.

In addition, Prabowo brought Deputy Minister of Defense Donny Ermawan, Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Stella Christie, as well as Deputy Minister of Housing and Settlement Area Fahri Hamzah.

The delegation of the President of the Republic of Indonesia also includes Air Force Chief of Staff Marshal TNI M. Tonny Harjono, Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Muhammad Ali, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya, and Ambassador to China Djauhari Oratmangun.

On the Chinese side, the Foreign Minister Wang Yi was present.

The two leaders then participated in the welcoming ceremony with the accompaniment of the Indonesian national anthem Indonesia Raya and the Chinese nationality "Mars Para Sukarelawan".

When the national anthem was sung, President Prabowo seemed to salute.

After that, President Prabowo and President Xi Jinping conducted inspections of troops.

At the end of the troops, Prabowo and Xi were greeted by about thirty children who jumped with flowers and flags from Indonesia and China and shouted "Welcome" in Mandarin.

After the ceremony, President Prabowo and President Xi Jinping together with their respective delegates held bilateral meetings.

The meeting party, Xi praised President Jokowi's transition of government to President Prabowo Subianto and stated that he wanted to cooperate during President Prabowo's administration.

Prabowo, meanwhile, expressed his respect for having accepted his arrival, both before and after being sworn in as president.

After the meeting, the two state leaders witnessed the ministers signing and exchanging memorandums of understanding for the cooperation between the two countries.