JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto invited all member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to make the Southeast Asian region a zone of peace.
In the plenary session, which is the core of the 48th ASEAN Summit, President Prabowo emphasized that ASEAN must be a stable anchor in the midst of increasing escalation of global geopolitical dynamics, namely through cooperation between countries and solidarity as fellow ASEAN members.
"We have to set an example. We must be truly committed to having a solid ASEAN and an ASEAN that maintains peace, maintains stability, that values dialogue and collaboration," said President Prabowo in a panel session of the 48th ASEAN Summit at the Mactan Expo, Cebu, Philippines, as quoted by ANTARA from the official broadcast of the Presidential Secretariat confirmed, Friday, May 8.
At the same meeting, President Prabowo also invited all ASEAN member countries to strengthen the culture of peace, and increase cooperation among countries in the region. ASEAN, according to the President, must be an example of a region that is stable, harmonious, and upholds world peace.
"In the midst of deepening divisions, the ASEAN culture of peace must not only be preserved, but we must also advance it, so that it becomes a global example. ASEAN must truly be a zone of peace," said President Prabowo in front of ASEAN leaders.
In addition, President Prabowo also emphasized that geopolitical rivalries would only have a negative impact on the community and hinder development in the region. Therefore, ASEAN, for Prabowo, must continue to prioritize dialogue and cooperation as the main foundation for inter-state relations.
"We must not allow competition. We must not allow our past to determine our present, and our future. Indonesia is determined to build good neighborly policies," said President Prabowo.
In the main room of Mactan Expo, the panel session was opened by the President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr., then followed by a deliberation session, namely, each country leader delivered his statement of attitude regarding the current situation experienced by ASEAN and the future projection.
President Prabowo also expressed his views in the panel session with other member state leaders, namely the Prime Minister (PM) of Laos Sonexay Siphandone, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Prime Minister of Timor Leste Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister of Vietnam Le Minh Hung, King of Brunei Darussalam Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet.
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