JAKARTA - French President Emmanuel Macron revealed the things that were his focus when meeting with President Prabowo Subianto at a dinner at the Élysée Palace, Paris, France, Friday (23/1) evening local time.
President Prabowo continued his visit to Paris on Friday afternoon after giving a special address on the stage of the Davos Annual Meeting, World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, Thursday (22/1).
At the Élysée Palace, Paris, President Prabowo accepted President Macron's invitation to attend a dinner. The banquet was not the first, considering that President Prabowo in 2025 was also hosted by President Macron, then also in July 2024 when Prabowo was still the president-elect.
"It is a pleasure to welcome the President of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, today in Paris," said President Macron, as reported by ANTARA, Saturday, January 24.
"Together, we are further strengthening the strategic partnership that links Indonesia and France in various fields, as well as the alignment of our views on global and international issues that France is determined to push forward within the framework of its presidency of the G7," Macron said in the same official statement.
However, Macron did not elaborate further on the "alignment of views" between Indonesia and France on global and international issues, especially those related to the formation of the Gaza Peace Council (Board of Peace) by US President Donald J. Trump.
In connection with this, Indonesia officially joined as a member and one of the countries that signed the charter establishing the Peace Council, whose event took place on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum series in Davos, Thursday.
Meanwhile, President Macron publicly stated that France rejected the US invitation to join as a member of the Peace Council, because France still trusts institutions such as the United Nations to carry out the function of restoring stability and maintaining peace in Gaza, Palestine.
The French government, in its official statement, also stated that the Peace Council, led by President Trump, was outside the framework of a common agreement on the recovery of Gaza, and contained many serious questions, especially if it was associated with the existence of the United Nations, the principles agreed upon by member states, and the structure of the United Nations as a world institution recognized by member states to be present in the issues of recovery during the ceasefire and post-war periods.
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