Prabowo Subianto Arrives In Amman To Represent The Republic Of Indonesia At The Gaza Emergency Response Summit

Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto arrived at Queen Alia International Airport, Amman, Jordania, Monday (10/6/2024), to attend the Summit related to Gaza, Tuesday (11/6/2024). ANTARA/HO-Team Media Prabowo Subianto.

JAKARTA - Defense Minister (Menhan) Prabowo Subianto arrived in Amman, Jordan, Monday morning, to represent Indonesia attending a high-level conference (KTT) regarding the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Palestine, which was held in Jordan, Tuesday, June 11. At Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) Airport, Amman, Prabowo's arrival was greeted by a line of Jordanian army troops and Jordanian Prime Minister Ibrahim Masshour Al Jazi's Ministerial Affairs Minister, Amman Yasser Al-Adwan, Amman Mayor Yousef Sawarbeh, and the Indonesian Defense Attache for Egypt Colonel Kav Aria Sanggita Saleh. Head of the Public Relations Bureau of the Secretariat General of the Indonesian Ministry of Defense Brigadier General TNI Edwin Adrian Sumantha explained that Defense Minister Prabowo was sent directly by Indonesian President Joko Widodo to attend the summit. President Jokowi on May 30, 2024 received an invitation from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi, King Jordania Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein, and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Gutterias, to attend the summit with the theme "The Call for Humanitarian Emergency Response Actions for Gaza ”". The three took the initiative to invite countries to attend the summit in Jordan, Tuesday, to discuss strategies to end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The summit is scheduled to last for a day. "This conference was held in connection with calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, with the aim that heads of state can identify ways to strengthen the international community's response to the humanitarian disaster in Gaza," said Edwins aat when contacted in Jakarta, Antara, Monday, June 10. "With the presence of representatives from the Indonesian government at this conference, it is hoped that it can make a real contribution to joint efforts to overcome the humanitarian crisis in Gaza," he continued. In Amman, Prabowo was accompanied by a number of officials, including Deputy Chairman of Commission I DPR RI Sugiono, Indonesian Ambassador to Jordania Ade Padmo Sarwono, and Head of the Public Relations Bureau of the Secretariat General of the Ministry of Defense Brigadier General TNI Edwin Adrian Sumantha. On a separate occasion, Prabowo stated that he plans to use the summit to offer assistance that can be prepared by Indonesia, including peacekeepers, field hospitals, health workers, to the evacuation of victims. "I will coordinate with the Secretariat General of the United Nations and the leaders of these countries so that Indonesia can carry out our offer of assistance," Prabowo said when met at his residence, Jakarta, Friday (7/6). Prabowo continued to emphasize that Indonesia remained in its stance that resolving the conflict in Gaza must be by ceasefire and negotiations. "Indonesia is also firm in supporting the independence of the Palestinian people, supporting a two-state solution, and supporting all ceasefire efforts immediately," said Prabowo. At the summit event in Jordan, a number of countries, including Australia, sent representatives to sit down together to discuss the ceasefire strategy in Gaza. Australia sent Primary Education Minister Anne Aly to attend the meeting.

Pope Francis of the Vatican also expressed his support for the summit in Jordan. He was grateful for the ideas of the President of Egypt, King Jordan, and Secretary General of the United Nations, and called the summit an "important initiative".