Prabowo Departs For The Pentagon To Discuss Defense And Handling COVID-19

Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto with President Jokowi (Photo: Twitter @prabowo)

JAKARTA - Defense Minister (Menhan) Prabowo Subianto will hold a meeting with the US Defense Minister, Mark T. Esper. The meeting will be held at the Pentagon Building, United States Department of Defense headquarters, Arlington County, Virginia.

"The US Defense Ministry will receive Minister Prabowo at the Pentagon on October 16," said spokesman for the Indonesian Embassy in the United States, Mike Quinlan when contacted, Thursday, October 15.

In this meeting, the two of them will discuss a number of matters ranging from cooperation in the defense sector to handling COVID-19.

"Topics to be discussed include regional issues, trade issues, security cooperation, military activities, and efforts to respond to COVID-19," said Mike.

Previously, Defense Minister (Menhan) Prabowo Subianto was scheduled to travel to the United States after he received an invitation from the US Defense Minister Mark T. Esper.

The tour is scheduled to last for four days from October 15 to October 19.

"Pak Prabowo has been active in the United States from 15 to 19," said the spokesman for the Indonesian Minister of Defense, Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak in his video statement quoted on Thursday, October 15.

During this visit, Prabowo is scheduled to hold a number of meetings with various parties to discuss a number of matters related to defense.

"He will talk about defense cooperation between the United States and Indonesia, continue the various collaborations that have been done so far, and meet with many parties, especially those related to defense in the United States," he said.