JAKARTA - President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto attended the National Day Singapore Parade on Saturday 9 August, which coincided with the commemoration of Singapore's 60th Independence Day.

National Day is celebrated annually in Singapore on August 9 to commemorate Singapore's independence in 1965.

The Indonesian Presidential Aircraft carrying Prabowo landed at Paya Lebar Airbase at 15:40 local time. During this visit, Prabowo was accompanied by Foreign Minister Sugiono and Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya.

After welcoming the airport, the President's entourage moved towards the hotel lobby where Prabowo stopped. Since noon, the lobbying atmosphere has been crowded with Indonesian citizens (WNI), diaspora, students, students and officials of the Indonesian Embassy (KBRI) in Singapore who are looking forward to the arrival of the Head of State.

Arriving at the hotel, Prabowo greeted one by one Indonesian citizens and the diaspora who were present to welcome, creating a full moment of kinship between Indonesian citizens and the head of state.

His presence was greeted by cheers of joy and the spirit of nationalism from migrants including students.

This visit became a symbol of the close relationship between Indonesia and Singapore, as well as showing the closeness of a head of state to its citizens abroad.


The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)

Add VOI as a Preferred Source
Follow VOI news updates across Google.
+