Prabowo Appreciates PM Wong's Commitment to Nurturing Friendship with Indonesia
President Prabowo Subianto has expressed his appreciation for the commitment of Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and his delegation to continue maintaining friendship, cooperation, and collaboration with Indonesia across various sectors.
“I would like to once again thank Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and the entire delegation for their commitment to continuously maintain friendship, cooperation, and collaboration with Indonesia,” Prabowo stated during a joint statement at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Monday.
Prabowo noted that the Indonesia-Singapore Leaders’ Retreat reflects the maturity of the relationship and the increasingly strong level of trust between the two nations. According to him, the meeting also reaffirms the commitment to strengthen the strategic partnership through broader and more concrete cooperation.
“We agreed that our interests must be mutually protected and that we must engage in continuous cooperation for the benefit of both parties,” he said.
Prabendo stated that the discussions with Lawrence Wong were intensive, open, and forward-looking. Both countries are also committed to resolving any differences through open communication as friends.
“We have conducted an intensive and very productive meeting, heart-to-heart, open, and forward-looking. We agreed that if there are misunderstandings or misperceptions, we will resolve them as friends with openness,” he said.
Furthermore, both nations agreed to expand collaboration in the fields of the digital economy, cybersecurity, food security, supply chains, as well as the implementation of defence cooperation agreements.
“In the fields of energy, digital economy, digital ecosystems, and cybersecurity, we have held discussions and achieved quite concrete results. We have also agreed to continue collaborating in food security and supply chains. In the fields of defence and security, we will also implement our defence cooperation agreements,” said Prabowo.
Prabowo added that the partnership between Indonesia and Singapore is built not only through government-to-government relations but also through people-to-people connections. Therefore, strengthening connectivity, tourism, education, and youth cooperation is a vital part of deepening the relationship between the two countries.
“A strong partnership is built on a foundation of trust, not only between governments but also among the people of both nations. Therefore, connectivity, tourism, education, and cooperation between the youth are very important,” Prabowo concluded.