Prabowo Will Receive A Visit From The Singaporean PM On November 6

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JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto is scheduled to receive a state visit from Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong to Jakarta in early November.

"On November 6 next week, the President will receive a visit from the Prime Minister of Singapore who will come to Indonesia," said the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rolliansyah Soemirat, as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, October 31.

He said President Prabowo and PM Wong would discuss a number of issues, especially issues of common concern and interest, such as the ASEAN issue.

The meeting will be preceded by a meeting at the foreign ministerial level on November 5, where Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono will meet with Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, said Roy.

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the issues that the two leaders will discuss at the November meeting are being finalized through coordination between ministries and related institutions from the two countries.

"It is hoped that the meeting will later issue the widest possible results for the benefit of the two countries," said Roy.

The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that President Prabowo is scheduled to make a number of overseas visits, including to Peru to attend the APEC Summit on 10-16 November 2024, and Brazil to attend the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro on 18-19 November 2024.

Presiden Prabowo telah melaksanakan beberapa pertemuan bilateral perdana dengan sejumlah tamu negara di Istana Merdeka Jakarta pada hari pertamanya menjabat sebagai Presiden RI pada Minggu (20/10). PM Wong adalah salah satu tamu negara yang diterima Prabowo saat itu.

In addition, Prabowo received a visit from Australian Deputy PM Richard Marles, New Zealand Deputy PM Winston Peters, British Foreign Minister David Lemmy, and other state guests. They had previously attended Prabowo's inauguration ceremony as President of the Republic of Indonesia.

On the following day, Monday (21/10), Prabowo also received PM Timor Leste Xana Gusmao and Special Envoy for US President Joe Biden and US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield.