JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto emphasized the importance of strengthening collaboration and adaptive steps of ASEAN countries in facing various global challenges.
Prabowo made the statement while attending the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Special Summit. This forum is a series of the 48th ASEAN Summit in Cebu, Philippines, Thursday, May 7.
Prabowo assessed that the BIMP-EAGA Special Summit was held at a very important moment amid increasing global challenges.
"This special summit comes at a very critical time. The challenges we face require closer and more effective collaboration between us," said Prabowo.
President Prabowo emphasized that BIMP-EAGA must continue to develop in order to be able to respond to the needs of the people in the region more realistically.
According to him, sub-regional cooperation must be more adaptive, impactful, and responsive to the changing global dynamics, especially in the field of energy and food security.
"With this spirit, BIMP-EAGA must continue to develop. BIMP-EAGA must be more adaptive, more impactful, and more responsive to the needs of our people," he said.
In his speech, President Prabowo also emphasized the main priority of member countries at this time is to protect the safety and lives of the community.
The number 1 in Indonesia also added that the BIMP-EAGA 2035 vision had provided a clear direction. However, the next challenge is to ensure real implementation.
"Our priority is clear, protecting the safety and livelihoods of our people. The BIMP-EAGA 2035 vision has given us a clear direction. Now the task is to make it happen," said Prabowo.
From Cebu, President Prabowo also sent a message that regional solidarity and cooperation are the main key for ASEAN to remain resilient in the face of increasingly complex world dynamics.
Also present at the BIMP-EAGA Summit were Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Hassanal Bolkiah, Malaysian Prime Minister (PM) Anwar Ibrahim, as well as delegations from each of the four member countries.
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