Prabowo decides to join BoP after talks with Gulf leaders

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has stated that Indonesia’s decision to join the Board of Peace (BoP) was not taken lightly, but came after a lengthy process, having been discussed with several regional leaders, particularly among Gulf states, who subsequently agreed to join. Muhadjir Effendy, head of Muhammadiyah’s Central Leadership for Economy, Business, and Halal Industry, said the statement was made by President Prabowo during a silaturahmi and breaking of fast with ulama, leaders of civil society organisations, and leaders of pesantren in the central courtyard of the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Thursday evening, 5 March. ‘He stressed that his involvement in BoP did not happen by chance, but had gone through a long process, having been discussed with several state leaders in the region, especially in the Gulf, who then agreed to join,’ Effendy said. In the gathering, which lasted more than three hours, Prabowo provided a detailed explanation of Indonesia’s membership in BoP, particularly amid the escalation of the conflict in Iran involving the United States and Israel. Prabowo, according to Muhadjir, stressed that his involvement in BoP is a strategy already chosen, described as a ‘strategy from within’. This strategy was chosen as part of Indonesia’s effort to promote peace and to secure recognition of Palestinian independence from within the BoP forum. ’The strategy he chose is the one called