President Prabowo Arrives In St Petersburg Wednesday Afternoon, Meets Putin Tomorrow

JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto is scheduled to arrive in St. City. Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday afternoon, to carry out a state visit to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday (19/6).

The PK-GRD presidential plane carrying President Prabowo and Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya is scheduled to land at the Pulkovo International Airport VVIP Terminal, St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 18 at around 17.30 local time.

In St. Petersburg, President Prabowo is scheduled to carry out two main activities, namely state visits, including a bilateral meeting with President Putin, Thursday, then fulfilling the invitation as the main speaker at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2025, Friday (20/6).

According to information received by ANTARA, the state visit and bilateral meeting of President Prabowo and President Putin took place on the second day of the President of the Republic of Indonesia in St. Petersburg. In that series, President Prabowo will first make a pilgrimage to the tomb garden of the hero Piskarevskoye Memorial Cemetery, Thursday morning.

In the hero's tomb garden, President Prabowo will pay tribute to the fallen Russian heroes, then lay wreaths.

Then, the President will continue his journey to the status Palace for state visits and bilateral meetings with President Putin. At the status Palace, President Prabowo will also meet with four eyes (tete-a-tete), and witness the signing of a number of memorandums of understanding (MoU) in cooperation between Indonesia and Russia.

The state agenda at the status Palace on Thursday will then end by submitting a joint statement in front of reporters at the Russian Presidential Palace and journalists at the Presidential Palace of the Republic of Indonesia.

After completing the entire state agenda on the second day, President Prabowo will attend the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2025 as the mainnote speaker, Friday. The world-class economic forum took place on June 18'21 attended by business actors, government, civil society, academics,ink tanks in economic and business fields, as well as media from various countries.

Prabowo's visit to St. Petersburg on June 18, 2025 was his first official visit after he officially served as President of Indonesia.

However, President Prabowo, while still president-elect, also visited Moscow, Russia, and was accepted by President Putin on July 31, 2024.