New Delhi:
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto arrived within the nationwide capital on Friday evening, on his first state go to to India.
He was obtained by the Minister of State for Exterior Affairs, Pabitra Margherita on the airport in New Delhi.
President Prabowo, who’s in India from January 23-26, may also be the Chief Visitor for India’s 76th Republic Day celebrations.
The Ministry of Exterior Affairs stated that the go to will additional strengthen the India-Indonesia Complete Strategic Partnership.
“A heat welcome to President Prabowo Subianto @prabowo of Indonesia as he arrives in New Delhi on his first State Go to to India. Obtained by MoS @PmargheritaBJP on the airport. President @prabowo would be the Chief Visitor for India’s 76th Republic Day celebrations. This go to will additional strengthen the India-Indonesia Complete Strategic Partnership,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal acknowledged in a publish on X.
A heat welcome to President Prabowo Subianto @prabowo of Indonesia as he arrives in New Delhi on his first State Go to to India. Obtained by MoS @PmargheritaBJP on the airport.
President @prabowo would be the Chief Visitor for 🇮🇳’s 76th Republic Day celebrations.
This go to will… pic.twitter.com/OEeXLOengC
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) January 23, 2025
Earlier than departing, President Prabowo shared the main points of his go to on X, and stated the go to is aimed to strengthen strategic cooperation in areas equivalent to safety, maritime, and digital expertise growth.
He additionally knowledgeable that he’ll depart for Malaysia after his Indonesia go to.
“In the present day, I depart for New Delhi, India, to attend the 76th Republic Day celebrations of India. Throughout my go to, I’ll meet with the President and Prime Minister of India to strengthen strategic cooperation in areas equivalent to safety, maritime, and digital expertise growth,” the Indonesian President acknowledged.
“After finishing my agenda in India, I’ll proceed my journey to Malaysia on the invitation of Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Shut cooperation with pleasant international locations has at all times been our precedence to construct a stronger and extra affluent area collectively,” he added.
Throughout his go to, President Subianto is ready to satisfy Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar, the MEA acknowledged.
On Friday, he’ll meet Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on the Taj Mahal Resort at 4:00 pm.
On January 25, President Prabowo will take part in a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan at 10:00 am, adopted by a wreath-laying ceremony at Rajghat.
He’ll later maintain a gathering with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad Home at 12:00 pm, which can embrace the trade of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) and press statements.
Within the night, he’ll meet with India’s Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on the Taj Mahal Resort at 4:00 pm. At 7:00 pm, he’ll meet President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
On January 26, President Prabowo will attend the Republic Day Parade because the Chief Visitor. Later within the afternoon, he’ll attend the “At Residence” Reception hosted by President Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan. At 5:30 pm, he’ll depart for Indonesia.
Notably, with President Subianto as Chief Visitor at this yr’s Republic Day, a 352-member marching and band contingent from the nation might be taking part within the Parade on the Kartvya Path within the nationwide capital.
This would be the first time that an Indonesian marching and band contingent will take part in a nationwide day parade overseas.
A number of MoUs and bulletins are prone to be concluded and the third CEO Discussion board might be held on the sidelines.
President Prabowo would be the fourth Indonesian President to attend India’s Republic Day celebrations.
PM Modi paid an official go to to Indonesia in 2018. Throughout the go to, India-Indonesia bilateral ties have been elevated to a Complete Strategic Partnership and a shared imaginative and prescient of India-Indonesia Maritime Cooperation within the Indo-Pacific was additionally adopted.
PM Modi additionally met President Prabowo on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in November final yr. This was the primary assembly between the 2 leaders.
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