Peru President Dina Bouarte Meets President Prabowo Today, Discusses Indonesia's Strategic Cooperation "Peru"

Peru President, Dina Ercilia Bouarte Zegarra, today, Monday 11 August, is scheduled to hold an official meeting with President Prabowo Subianto at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta

JAKARTA - Peru President, Dina Ercilia Bouarte Zegarra, today, Monday 11 August, is scheduled to hold an official meeting with President Prabowo Subianto at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta. The meeting became an important moment to strengthen diplomatic relations and strategic cooperation between Indonesia and Peru, especially in the fields of trade, investment, tourism, and development of the maritime sector.

Boluarte arrived at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Tangerang, Banten, on Sunday afternoon at around 16.00 WIB, using commercial flights from South America. Arriving in Indonesia, he was greeted with a lively welcoming ceremony, featuring traditional Indonesian dances and flower draping. Also present were welcoming the Minister of Trade Budi Santoso, a number of officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as representatives of the Banten regional government.

According to the official agenda, today's bilateral meeting will begin with a welcoming state in the courtyard of the Merdeka Palace, followed by a limited face-to-face session between the two presidents. After that, the group will hold plenary talks involving delegates from the two countries.

The issues to be discussed include:

- Increased bilateral trade in the agricultural, fisheries, and leading commodities sectors.

- Maritime and marine cooperation, including sustainable fisheries management.

- Cultural exchange and tourism, to strengthen inter-community relations.

- Cooperation in multilateral forums, such as APEC, PBB, and other international organizations.

This Boluarte visit is a follow-up to an official invitation delivered by President Prabowo while attending the APEC Summit (KTT) in Peru at the end of last year. The presence of Peru's first female leader is also the highest level state visit from Peru to Indonesia in recent years.

After the meeting, the two heads of state were scheduled to provide joint press statements, before Boluarte continued a series of visits to a number of locations in Jakarta to see the potential for cooperation in the MSME sector, education, and infrastructure development.

This meeting is expected to produce a concrete agreement that will strengthen Indonesia's relations, as well as open up new opportunities for collaboration in the Asia-Pacific region and South America.