Prabowo and Dasco Visit Megawati at Teuku Umar
President Prabowo Subianto visited the residence of the Chairperson of PDIP, Megacawati Soekarnoputri, on Jalan Teuku Umar, Menteng, Central Jakarta, on Monday evening (28/9).
News of the meeting was shared by the PDIP Central Executive Board member, Said Abdullah, via his Instagram account. Prabowo was accompanied by two Gerindra elites, namely Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, who is also the Second Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR), and Prasetyo Hadi, the State Secretary. Also present was the Cabinet Secretary, Teddy Indra Wijaya.
During the meeting, Megawati was accompanied by her daughter, who is also the Speaker of the DPR, Puan Maharani, and Said Abdullah, who serves as the Chairperson of the DPR Budget Committee.
Said stated that the President and his delegation arrived to offer condolences following the passing of Megawati’s son, Guruh Soekarnoputera.
“The President and the delegation arrived to offer condolences and express their sympathy following the death of Mas Guruh Soekarnoputera,” said Said.
He noted that the President was unable to attend the funeral service and burial in person due to his heavy schedule. “We fully understand his busy schedule. Moreover, the passing of Mas Guruh was very sudden and has left us all in mourning,” Said added.
Said mentioned that the meeting took place in a warm atmosphere. He also ensured that there were no political topics discussed during the encounter. According to him, the President only expressed his condolences and offered prayers.
“This meeting was very personal, and there were no other discussions, let alone political ones. The meeting was very positive, serving to maintain our mutual ties,” he said.