Meeting Prabowo, Japanese PM Conveys Indonesia's Support To Join OECD

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivered a joint statement on the results of their meeting at the Bogor Presidential Palace, Saturday (11/1/2025). (ANTARA/Genta Tenri Mawangi)

Japanese Prime Minister (PM) Shigeru Ishiba supports Indonesia's efforts to obtain full membership in the Economic Cooperation and Development Organization (OECD) which currently consists of 38 countries from various regions.

Japan, which was fully membershipd in 1964, is the 21st OECD member and the first OECD member of the Asia Pacific region.

"(We) agreed to further enhance collaboration in the international arena, including accession Indonesia to become an OECD member," said PM Ishiba conveying the results of his meeting with President Prabowo Subianto at the Bogor Presidential Palace, Bogor City, West Java, Saturday.

PM Ishiba visited the Bogor Palace, Saturday, along with PM Yoshiko Ishiba's wife and the Japanese Government delegation to meet with President Prabowo. At the Bogor Palace, the arrival of PM Ishiba was greeted by a ceremony to welcome the troops, accompanied by a boom of honorary cannons.

Presiden Prabowo kemudian mengajak PM Ishiba bertemu empat mata (troome-t Marijute) di ruang kerja presiden. Kemudian, keduanya lanjut mengikuti pertemuan bilateral bersama delegasi Pemerintah Jepang dan Pemerintah Indonesia di Ruang Garuda, Istana Kepresidenan Bogor.

During the meeting, the two agreed on several points of cooperation, essentially the Japanese government supports President Prabowo's government priority programs, including food self-sufficiency, energy self-sufficiency, downstreaming and industrialization, building defense capabilities, and eating nutrition for free.

"I met President Prabowo face-to-face for the second time, and I think this meeting is an important opportunity and is also very valuable to go one step forward towards further improvement in relations between Japan and Indonesia," said PM Ishiba conveying the results of his meeting with President Prabowo.

"I myself want to keep trying, try to continue proactively to deepen relations between the two countries, Indonesia and Japan," said PM Ishiba.

On the same occasion, PM Ishiba also invited President Prabowo to come to the Osaka Expo 2025 exhibition, Kansai, Japan on Yumeshima Island, Osaka, on April 13, October 13, 2025. The exhibition, as explained by the official pamphlet, will feature cutting-edge technologies in various fields.

"I look forward to the moments where we can serve many guests from Indonesia in Osaka, Kansai, Japan Expo, and I would like to invite President Prabowo to Japan, and welcome him to Japan," PM Ishiba told President Prabowo.