Accepting AHY's Arrival, Prabowo: Gerindra's Principle Of Having 1,000 Friends Is Too Few

Gerindra chairman Prabowo Subianto met with Democratic chairman Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Gerindra Party Prabowo Subianto said his party continues to build communication with other parties, including the Democratic Party. This is because the difficulties faced by the Indonesian people cannot be solved alone.

This was conveyed by Prabowo when receiving a visit from the Chairman of the Democratic Party Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY), Friday night, June 24.

"Gerindra's principle is that 1,000 friends are too few, so we want to establish communication. We want to pioneer cooperation with as many as possible," Prabowo said after holding a meeting with AHY in Kertanegara, South Jakarta.

"We must work hard to find the best solutions to the difficulties that the Indonesian nation is still facing," he added.

Prabowo said that as the general chairman of the party, he and AHY both had an obligation to communicate. Moreover, Gerindra and Democrats have the same vision and mission and have also worked together.

"We feel that we as leaders of political parties have a responsibility to establish good communication and for that I thank the General Chairperson of the Democratic Party, to my friends in the Democratic Party," said the Minister of Defense.

Not only that, the former Danjen Kopassus also had time to convey his greetings to the Chair of the Democratic Party High Council, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), who is AHY's father.

"I also conveyed my regards to Mr. SBY as Chair of the Democratic Party's High Council," said Prabowo.

Meanwhile, AHY was honored to meet Prabowo. Moreover, from the meeting which lasted for about two hours there were a number of discussions carried out including global issues and the post-COVID-19 situation.

From the discussion, continued AHY, there are a number of common views.

"We also had discussions on various national and populist issues, where there are many common views," said AHY next to Prabowo.

"What is clear is that we want to continue to build good communication. Previously, he said that there is always room for cooperation, especially if the goal is to present a good solution for this country," he concluded.