JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto was invited by French President Emmanuel Macron to attend the Bastille Day military parade in Paris, France on July 14, 2025, as an honorary guest.
President Macron also invited Indonesia to send its contingent to participate in the parade on the French national day.
"I received a direct invitation from him (President Macron), I was invited as an honorary guest on their big day, which is July 14, which they call Bastille Day. That was the day of the French Revolution which (denoting) the establishment of the modern French Republic. I thank you for the invitation," said President Prabowo Subianto when delivering a joint statement at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday, May 28.
President Prabowo then expressed his enthusiasm to fulfill President Macron's invitation.
"I say this, thank you President Macron, because in the past during the event, I was in Paris, I watched it on the side of the road. Thank you, now I can get on the podium with the President," said President Prabowo.
President Prabowo often goes to Paris, France, one of which is to meet his only son, Ragowo Hediprasetyo Djojohadikusumo alias Didiet, who had lived for some time in Paris.
In the same statement, President Prabowo emphasized that relations between Indonesia and France are at an excellent level.
President Macron also agrees with President Prabowo. Macron assesses that relations between the two countries have grown rapidly in the last 10 years. "Our relationship has been quite a long time, 75 years, and has grown tremendously in the last 10 years," said President Macron in a bilateral RI-France meeting at the Merdeka Palace.
Therefore, Macron believes that his visit to Indonesia on May 27 to become a new milestone in the strategic partnership between the two countries, considering that the visit is an opportunity to strengthen cooperation in various fields, especially economy and trade, technology, and security.
"This is an extraordinary opportunity to provide new markers in the strategic partnership that the President has just reminded, there is confidence in cooperation in the fields of economy, technology and security," Macron said.
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The French president then called the defense cooperation in the form of joint exercises carried out by the French military, especially those who are members of the French aircraft carrier combat force, the carrier strike group (CSG) with the TNI in Indonesia.
French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle R91, which is nuclear-powered, along with France's CSG, stopped in Bali and Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, in January 2025. In the group, there were seven Rafale fighters, two E2C Hawkeye aircraft, and one Dauphin helicopter. The arrival of the combat troops is part of the Clemenceau 25 mission.
"In the last few months there has been tremendous progress with joint training, and there are also carrier strike groups, and the closeness between us both in the field of energy defense, energy transition, transportation, essential minerals, and I want to prioritize cultural aspects," Macron said.
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