Prabowo Asks US Foreign Minister Directly About Palestine: Can You Do Something?

President Prabowo had a dialogue with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of a dinner held at the American Foreign Service Association, Washington DC, on Monday 11 November. (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto asked the United States (US) Foreign Minister, Antony Blinken, about concrete steps that the US could take in response to the ongoing conflict in Palestine.

The question was raised by President Prabowo to Blinken while attending a joint dinner invitation held at the American Foreign Service Association, Washington DC, on Monday 11 November.

"What about Palestine? Can you do something?" asked President Prabowo while patting Blinken's shoulder when the two exchanged chats after eating the night, as followed on the Prabowo Subianto YouTube account in Jakarta, Thursday, November 14, was confiscated by Antara.

Responding to the question, Blinken said that the US was working very hard to deal with the conflict.

"We worked very hard, I worked hard for it..." Blinken said.

President Prabowo also uploaded the moment of the dinner on his personal Instagram account @prabowo.

Previously reported, President Prabowo and President of the United States (US) Joe Biden committed that Palestinian independence was part of a two-state solution to end the humanitarian conflict in Gaza.

The commitment is stated in the Joint Statement document of President Joe Biden and President Prabowo Subianto published by the US White House, via the whitehouse.gov page, Tuesday, November 12 local time.

"Both leaders remain committed to a viable and independent Palestinian state, as well as Israel's security concerns as part of a two-state solution," the White House said in a statement Wednesday, November 13.