Prabowo Opens Cabinet Meeting, Highlights Global Challenges

Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Prabowo Subianto opened a plenary cabinet meeting entitled “The First Two Years of Government: Real Work for the Nation” at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday.

At the meeting, Prabowo praised the members of the Red and White Cabinet and highlighted the various global challenges the government had faced over the past two years.

Prabowo said the government had spent the past two years working together and confronting a range of challenges, from geopolitical conflicts to economic and trade competition between countries.

“We have spent two years together, worked together for two years and carried out the mandate entrusted to us by the people for two years. We have faced various challenges,” Prabowo said as he opened the plenary cabinet meeting.

He said the global environment was marked by crises, conflicts and wars in various parts of the world. Alongside open warfare, competition was also taking place in the fields of economics and trade, including through tariff policies.

These conditions also affect other countries, as the global economy becomes increasingly integrated and interdependent.

“We are in a global situation characterised by hegemony among the world’s major powers. This global situation will inevitably affect every country, because our world is interconnected and we depend on one another,” he said.

Alongside geopolitical and economic challenges, Prabowo highlighted the impact of changing weather patterns, which he said had caused various upheavals. Indonesia also faced geographical challenges because it lies in the Pacific Ring of Fire and is therefore vulnerable to natural disasters, he said.

Nevertheless, Prabowo said the country’s geographical position also offered opportunities. The geological activity that shaped Indonesia had helped create fertile soil and valuable mineral resources.

At the meeting, Prabowo also thanked and praised all members of the Red and White Cabinet for their cooperation during the government’s first two years.

He said the government’s success depended not only on individual ability, but also on cohesion and the ability of all officials to work as a team.

“I want to thank you for the cohesion and teamwork you have shown over these two years. The success of a government is determined by teamwork,” Prabowo said.

He said effective cooperation was more important than relying solely on highly capable individuals who were unable to collaborate.

Prabowo also asked cabinet members to recognise the work achieved during the first two years of his administration. He said those achievements were a source of pride, without warranting complacency.

“I am proud to be your leader, because in these two years we have worked and delivered tangible results,” he said.