President Prabowo Subianto is attending the Board of Peace Summit\ntoday, Thursday 19 February 2026. The inaugural meeting of the\ninternational body established by United States President Donald John\nTrump is scheduled to be held in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n
State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi explained that Prabowo will\nalso sign an agreement on reciprocal trade (ART) between Indonesia and\nthe United States.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe President\u2019s first agenda item is to attend the invitation\nregarding the Board of Peace meeting. Then, through coordination between\nthe two countries, one of the additional agenda items is, God willing,\nthe signing of a trade tariff agreement with the United States\ngovernment,\u201d Prasetyo said at the House of Representatives building in\nthe Senayan area of Jakarta on Wednesday, 18 February 2026.<\/p>\n
The Gerindra Party politician said the tariff agreement signing is\nplanned for the same day as the Board of Peace summit. \u201cAfter the BoP,\nthere will then be plans to sign the tariff cooperation agreement,\u201d\nPrasetyo said.<\/p>\n
Prasetyo claimed that Prabowo has a good relationship with Trump. He\nexpressed hope that the positive relations between the two heads of\nstate would smooth the agenda in the United States, particularly\nregarding the tariff agreement. Currently, Prasetyo said, the import\ntariff rate for Indonesian goods entering the United States that is\nexpected to be signed stands at approximately 19 per cent.<\/p>\n
However, according to Prasetyo, the Prabowo-Trump relationship could\nresult in the agreed tariff for Indonesia being lower. \u201cPerhaps in the\ncommunication process, it is not impossible that because of the good\nrelationship between the two leaders, there may be a policy change \u2014 we\ndo not know,\u201d Prasetyo said.<\/p>\n
Prasetyo expressed confidence that Prabowo\u2019s meeting with Trump could\nbring benefits to the Indonesian nation. \u201cWe all hope that perhaps in\nthe meeting between President Prabowo and President Trump, there may be\nchanges that would benefit our nation and country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Indonesia\u2019s participation in Trump\u2019s Board of Peace has drawn\ncriticism, including from former Deputy Foreign Minister Dino Patti\nDjalal.<\/p>\n
Dino identified at least four warning signs regarding Indonesia\u2019s\ndecision to join the Board of Peace. First, the positions of the member\nstates are not equal.<\/p>\n
Second, President Trump appears to regard the Board of Peace as his\npersonal \u2018club\u2019. Consequently, decisions risk being taken based on ego\nrather than objective considerations.<\/p>\n
Third, Dino highlighted the participation of Israeli Prime Minister\nBenjamin Netanyahu in the Board of Peace, whilst Palestine \u2014 the victim\nof the war launched by Israel \u2014 has no place on the council.<\/p>\n
The fourth warning sign raised by Dino is that speeches delivered by\nthe executive board members at the Board of Peace launch did not reflect\nempathy towards the suffering of the Palestinian people since October\n2023.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prabowo-attends-board-of-peace-summit-in-the-us-today-1771568976", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }