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        "id": 1631044,
        "msgid": "prabowo-i-travel-to-protect-my-people-1774263074",
        "date": "2026-03-23 16:34:38",
        "title": "Prabowo: I Travel to Protect My People",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "President Prabowo Subianto has defended his international trips as essential for advancing Indonesia's national economic interests, countering public perceptions that they are mere ceremonial outings. Speaking at a roundtable discussion in Hambalang, he emphasised Indonesia's active role in global forums like ASEAN, G20, and the OIC to foster trade, investment, and job creation. Prabowo highlighted that direct leader-to-leader engagement is crucial for securing strategic agreements that bolster the domestic economy and strengthen Indonesia's bargaining position.",
        "content": "<p>President Prabowo Subianto has emphasised that his various overseas\nvisits are oriented towards the national economic interest. This\nstatement also addresses public perceptions that view the president\u2019s\nofficial trips as often ceremonial or merely \u201csightseeing\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>This explanation was delivered by Prabowo at a roundtable discussion\nforum with several journalists and experts in Hambalang on Tuesday, 17\nMarch 2026. In the forum, he stressed that Indonesia\u2019s position as part\nof various international organisations demands an active presence on the\nglobal stage, both to maintain political relations and to strengthen\neconomic cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>Indonesia is currently involved in several strategic forums such as\nASEAN, G20, and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). This\nmembership is not merely a symbol of diplomacy, but opens access to\nmarkets, investments, and cross-border cooperation that directly impacts\nthe economy.<\/p>\n<p>According to Prabowo, Indonesia must have a unique position and must\nnurture good relations with other countries. \u201cIf invited, we don\u2019t come,\nit\u2019s not good. That\u2019s why every Indonesian president gets tired,\u201d said\nPrabowo, quoted from an interview video shared by the Presidential\nSecretariat on Sunday, 22 March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>He then added, \u201cPeople think I like travelling there. And I also\ntravel to protect my people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Prabowo, modern diplomacy is no longer limited to\npolitical relations alone, but has shifted to become an instrument of\ngeo-economics through trade. In this context, the direct presence of a\nhead of state often becomes a key factor in opening or accelerating\ntrade and investment agreements.<\/p>\n<p>Prabowo claimed that every meeting he has with other heads of state\nis related to efforts to maintain and create jobs domestically.\nAccording to him, access to export markets, incoming foreign investment,\nand industrial cooperation have a direct correlation with national\nworkforce absorption.<\/p>\n<p>His aides in the Red and White Cabinet, said Prabowo, are indeed\ntasked with handling the technical aspects of various such cooperations.\nHowever, in practice, several strategic agreements can only be achieved\nwhen there is direct communication between state leaders. \u201cSometimes,\nwhen we negotiate, \u2018for these goods, you have to report to our number\none (leader)\u2019. They always say that. There are important things that\nmust be agreed directly,\u201d said Prabowo.<\/p>\n<p>This Chairman of the Gerindra Party emphasised that Indonesia must\nhave a strong bargaining position in every relationship with other\ncountries. Therefore, diplomacy today is directed to become an\ninstrument of geo-economics. \u201cSo if your relations are not good, you get\nall sorts of pressures,\u201d said Prabowo.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prabowo-i-travel-to-protect-my-people-1774263074",
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