Prabowo: I Love The West, Sometimes The West Doesn't Love Us

Presidential candidate number 2 Prabowo Subianto when greeting volunteers in the consolidation of Prabowo-Gibran's victory in Bengkulu City, Bengkulu, Thursday (11/1/2024). (ANTARA PHOTO/Muhammad Izfaldi/nz)

Presidential candidate (candidate) number 3, Prabowo Subianto said he was not anti-related with the policies of the western country.

"I am not anti-barat, I love the west. The problem is, sometimes the west doesn't love us," Prabowo said in the Presidential Candidate Dialogue with the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) at Djakarta Theater, Menteng, Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Friday, January 12, was confiscated by Antara.

According to Prabowo, on several occasions, Indonesia was too dependent on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or the World Bank to maintain economic stability.

In fact, Prabowo continued, at that time Indonesia already had a Logistics Affairs Agency (Bulog) tasked with regulating the price and availability of state food.

However, Prabowo said, when the crisis and the Indonesian economy were unstable, the IMF did not have a full responsibility to help restore the country's economy.

"We give up on the IMF. We believe that they love us, even though they don't exist. In relations between countries, there is no love; the important thing is their interest. If we collapse, then there is no business for them," said Prabowo.

Therefore, reflecting on the past incident, Prabowo emphasized that Indonesia must be independent in terms of the economy and food security.

One of the programs that Prabowo will do, if elected to win the 2024 presidential election with vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, is to maintain food stability, one of which is by building a food estate.

Thus, he believes that Indonesia will become a country that can stand on its own feet without relying on any party.