White House Confirms Prabowo-Biden Meeting Tomorrow

President Prabowo Subianto arrives in Washington DC, US/PHOTO via Instagram @prabowo

JAKARTA - White House Spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed that the bilateral meeting between Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and US Joe Biden will take place on Tuesday (12/11) local time.

Jean-Pierre said Prabowo and Biden would discuss strengthening US-Indonesian cooperation as part of the two countries' Comprehensive Strategic Partnerships at the meeting.

"The two leaders will coordinate on a sustainable approach related to food security, the transition to clean energy, democracy and pluralism, regional peace and stability," said a White House spokesman on issues to be discussed at a bilateral meeting.

He said he would also discuss the meeting between Biden and Prabowo issues related to strengthening cooperation in the field of relations between the community and in the field of humanitarian assistance and disaster response.

In the meeting which according to Jean-Pierre was held to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the US-Indonesian relations, the US President will also pay tribute to the victims of the Aceh tsunami disaster on December 26, 2004.

The United States became the second country President Prabowo Subianto visited in a series of state visits this November. Prabowo has just completed his first visit to China, where he met President Xi Jinping and other top Chinese officials.

President Prabowo Subianto arrived in Washington DC on Sunday (10/11) at the invitation of honor from President Joe Biden.

In addition, there is still an opportunity for Prabowo to meet the winner of the US Presidential Election Donald Trump on the sidelines of his visit to the US.

After the state visit in the US is complete, the President of the Republic of Indonesia will continue his visit to the two summits, namely the APEC Summit which will take place in Lima, Peru on November 10, 2024, and the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 18, 2024.

After leaving Brazil, the President was then rescheduled for a visit to meet with other heads of state.

Prabowo is also scheduled to meet British Royal Prime Minister Keir Starmer.