Prabowo Speaks Of 'The Asian Ways' To Influence The World To Live In Peace

Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue 2022 forum / Photo: Prabowo Subianto Media Team

JAKARTA - Minister of Defense (Menhan) Prabowo Subianto revealed the Asian way or "The Asian Ways" in facing various world geopolitical challenges to achieve peace.

This was conveyed by Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto during a panel discussion at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue 2022 forum, with the title "Managing Geopolitical Competition in Multipolar Regions," Singapore, Saturday, June 11.

“In our experience, over the last 40 to 50 years, we have found our own way, the Asian way to solve this challenge. We decided that our shared experience of being dominated, enslaved, exploited, forced us now to struggle, to create a peaceful environment. A friendly environment," he said, quoted from a written statement from the Prabowo Subianto Media Team, Saturday, June 11.

Defense Minister Prabowo also emphasized that he believes that the world's great powers, namely China and the United States, will be wise for world peace because it is important for a country to have wise leaders in managing the country in facing the current world's geopolitical challenges.

“World War II gave birth to an independence movement against imperialism for hundreds of years. The experiences of our brothers in Indochina, the experiences of our brothers in the Philippines, in India, in many parts of Asia and the Pacific make us very, very aware of the need for wise and benevolent leadership," Prabowo said.

“We believe that the leaders of the great powers recognize the great responsibility on their shoulders. That they will hold their responsibilities with wisdom and benevolence," he continued.

To all defense ministers in the world, Prabowo also said that Indonesia was a country that was heavily affected by the negative sentiment of competition between neighboring countries.

However, Indonesia already has its own ingredients to overcome internal turmoil caused by external factors, namely by creating a peaceful environment, tolerance between religions, races and ethnicities.

“We have decided that our common experience of being dominated, enslaved, exploited, forces us now to struggle, to create a peaceful environment. Friendly environment," he concluded.

The IISS Shangri-La Dialogue 2022 Forum is one of the most important forums for senior world officials to share new perspectives on the evolving security challenges in Asia.