Prabowo's Visit to Jordan and Technological Cooperation
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Various political news stories have been reported by the Antara News Agency on Wednesday (25/2). Here is a summary of five of the most popular legal news stories from yesterday that are worth reading again this morning.
President Prabowo scheduled for bilateral meeting with King of Jordan
President Prabowo Subianto is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with the King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, King Abdullah II ibn Al-Hussein, at the Al Husseiniya Palace, Amman, Jordan, on Wednesday afternoon.
The bilateral meeting with the King of Jordan today will be the main agenda in a series of President Prabowo’s visits to Amman on February 24-25, 2026. The meeting will also be the second time it has been held by President Prabowo after his first state visit to Amman, Jordan, in mid-April 2025.
Prabowo returns to Amman to meet King of Jordan
President Prabowo Subianto returned to Amman, Jordan, on Tuesday, to meet with his friend, the King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, King Abdullah II ibn Al-Hussein, on Wednesday (25/2).
The Garuda Indonesia PK-GIF aircraft carrying President Prabowo and a limited entourage landed at the Royal Jordanian Air Force Base (Lanud) Marka, Amman, on Tuesday, at 19:53 local time, after departing from London, England, on Tuesday afternoon.
The PK-GIF aircraft carrying President Prabowo was directly escorted by fighter jets from the Royal Jordanian Air Force as the Garuda Indonesia aircraft entered Jordanian airspace.
Prabowo escorted by F-16 fighter jets upon arrival in Jordan
President Prabowo Subianto was escorted by F-16 fighter jets belonging to the Royal Jordanian Air Force before landing in Jordan on Tuesday (24/2) at 20:00 local time.
In a statement by the Presidential Media Team in Jakarta on Wednesday, this reception is a symbol of friendship and high respect between the two countries.
After landing at Marka Military Airport, Amman, Prabowo was greeted directly by the Crown Prince of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, and the honor guard.
Cabinet Secretary: Indonesia targets acceleration of strategic technology mastery
Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said that Indonesia is targeting the acceleration of strategic technology mastery through cooperation between the Indonesian Investment Management Agency (BPI Danantara) and Arm Limited, which was witnessed by President Prabowo Subianto in London, England, on Monday (23/2).
“Through this cooperation, Indonesia is targeting the acceleration of strategic technology mastery which has long been the foundation for various modern digital innovations,” said the Cabinet Secretary when confirmed by ANTARA on Wednesday.
Response from China, Bakom affirms that the Indonesia-US ART is subject to national interests
Senior Expert of the Government Communication Agency (Bakom RI) Fithra Faisal Hastiadi stated that the provisions of Article 5.1 in the reciprocal trade agreement (Agreement on Reciprocal Trade/ART) between Indonesia and the United States still apply to national interests.
Fithra, in a statement in Jakarta on Wednesday, stated that this makes Indonesia not automatically follow US policy towards other countries.
Fithra’s statement responded to the Chinese government, which highlighted the reciprocal trade agreement between Indonesia and the US, especially regarding Indonesia’s implementation of the same import restrictions as the US against other trading partners.