French President Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to visit the Magelang Military Academy (Akmil) and Borobudur Temple in a series of state agendas in Indonesia. Macron will visit the two locations with President Prabowo Subianto on Thursday, May 29.

This visit was confirmed by the Minister of Defense Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin after welcoming President Macron at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta, Tuesday, May 27 evening.

Sjafrie said, one of President Emmanuel Macron's main agenda in the Magelang Akmil was to review the French language laboratory used by Indonesian national army soldiers (TNI) to study the language as part of a defense cooperation between Indonesia and France.

"President Macron will visit to see a French language laboratory where officers and non-commissioned officers departing for France are proficient in French," explained Sjafrie.

In addition, on the same day President Emmanuel Macron is also scheduled to visit Borobudur Temple. However, Sjafrie has not provided details regarding Macron's agenda in the largest Buddhist temple in Indonesia.

"It's going to Borobudur but the agenda, I don't know for sure," he said.

Before continuing his visit to Magelang, Macron will first attend a bilateral meeting with President Prabowo Subianto and the Indonesian delegation at the State Palace on Wednesday, May 28.

This meeting is considered an important momentum in strengthening the strategic relations between Indonesia and France that have existed for 75 years. The strengthening of the cooperation includes the energy transition sector, food security, defense, digital transformation, and culture.


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