Meeting Donald Trump, President Prabowo will sign the ART trade agreement

JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto began a series of state visits to the United States by arriving in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, local time.

Based on information from the Cabinet Secretariat via the official Instagram account @sekretariat.presiden on Wednesday, February 18, the President is scheduled to hold a meeting directly in the evening, as well as a number of discussion agendas with government officials and US businesspeople.

"President Prabowo is scheduled to immediately hold a meeting in the evening local time, as well as several meetings with the US government and businessmen," wrote the official @sekretariat.presiden account, Wednesday, February 18.

Meanwhile, the meeting will focus on strengthening strategic cooperation in various economic sectors, including discussing a number of trade negotiations and agreements.

In addition, this visit is part of President Prabowo's active direct diplomacy to increase the economic chain and productivity of domestic industries.

For information, the main agenda of this visit is a bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump, as well as the signing of the trade agreement Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART).

In addition, President Prabowo is also scheduled to attend the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace (BoP) or Peace Council.