JAKARTA - Cabinet Secretary (Seskab) Teddy Indra Wijaya said President Prabowo Subianto immediately left for Islamabad, Pakistan, after reviewing disaster management in Bireuen, Aceh, last weekend.

"This visit also has an important historical meaning, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Pakistan," said Teddy as uploaded by the Instagram account @Secretariat.kabinet on Thursday, confiscated by Antara.

Teddy said six JF-17 Thunder fighter jets belonging to the Pakistan Air Force escorted the Presidential plane when it entered Pakistan's airspace.

Arriving at Nur Khan Base Airport, President Prabowo was greeted directly by President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari and PM Shehbaz Sharif.

In a joint press statement, President Prabowo emphasized the commitment of the Government of Indonesia and Pakistan to strengthen strategic cooperation in various sectors, ranging from health, trade, education, agriculture, science and technology, to foreign politics.

In addition, the meeting also signed six cooperation agreements (MoU) related to several sectors.

Meanwhile, PM Sharif said the meeting with President Prabowo was very productive and resulted in a number of important deals to strengthen cooperation between the two countries.

Pakistan is also ready to collaborate to balance the trade balance which currently reaches 4.5 billion US dollars.

"During this visit, President Prabowo also received Pakistan's highest award 'Nishan-e-Pakistan' from President Zardari on behalf of the Pakistani Government. Nishan-e-Pakistan is the highest award in the Order of Pakistan which was founded on March 19, 1957," he said.


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