Yesterday's Headlines: Board of Peace Summit and Prabowo-Trump Bilateral Meeting
Jakarta (ANTARA) - A range of political news was reported by the Antara News Agency. Here is a summary of five of the most popular stories from yesterday.
**Cabinet Secretary: Only President Prabowo Held Direct Bilateral Talks with Trump**
Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya stated that President Prabowo Subianto was the only head of state to hold bilateral talks with US President Donald Trump during the Board of Peace agenda in Washington DC on Thursday (19 February).
"Yesterday there were more than 15 heads of state and government present. The only head of state to hold bilateral talks with President Trump was President Prabowo," Teddy said at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington DC on Friday.
**Cabinet Secretary: Indonesia's Participation in BoP Aimed at Realising Peace in Palestine**
Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya affirmed that Indonesia's participation in the Board of Peace represents a concrete step towards realising peace in Palestine.
"Participating in the Board of Peace is a concrete form of solution for achieving peace in Palestine. All such efforts are worthwhile for Indonesia to undertake and participate in as a tangible means of directly influencing the policies adopted," Teddy said when contacted by ANTARA on Friday.
As posted on the Cabinet Secretariat's Instagram account on Friday, President Prabowo Subianto attended the Inaugural Meeting of the Board of Peace (BoP) held at the Donald Trump United States Institute of Peace in Washington DC on Thursday (19 February) local time.
**House of Representatives: Procurement of Kopdes Merah Putih Vehicles Will Impact Industry**
Deputy Chairwoman of House Commission VII Evita Nursanty assessed that the procurement of commercial vehicles worth Rp24.66 trillion from an Indian automotive manufacturer, secured by PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara to support the operations of the Koperasi Desa/Kelurahan Merah Putih (Red and White Village/Sub-district Cooperatives), will have an impact on the structure of the national automotive industry.
She expressed support for the Ministry of Industry's statement that the national automotive industry has the production capacity for pickup vehicles of up to approximately one million units per year. According to her, this capacity demonstrates that the domestic industry is in fact capable of meeting the demand for commercial vehicles, particularly the two-wheel drive (4x2) type.
"This is procurement on a very large scale. The impact extends beyond village logistics to the structure of the national automotive industry," Evita said in Jakarta on Friday.
**Prabowo: TNI Troops to Be Deployed to Gaza in One to Two Months, Serving Alongside ISF**
President Prabowo Subianto announced that TNI troops will be deployed to Gaza, Palestine, within the next one to two months.
In Gaza, some 8,000 TNI troops will serve alongside the International Stabilisation Force (ISF), whose members comprise a combined force from the member states of the Gaza Board of Peace.
"Perhaps not long, one to two months from now," President Prabowo said in response to reporters' questions following the inaugural Gaza Board of Peace Summit in Washington DC on Thursday (19 February 2026) afternoon local time.
**Prabowo: Indonesia Supports Two-State Solution as Path to Lasting Peace**
President Prabowo Subianto reaffirmed that Indonesia, together with eight Muslim nations comprising the Gaza Board of Peace, supports the two-state solution as the path to lasting peace for the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
"We are certainly committed. Earlier, several Muslim nations all reaffirmed our commitment to truly achieving lasting peace. The only path to lasting peace — in several position statements by the group of eight Muslim nations invited for the first time to participate in this Board of Peace effort — for us, the real and lasting solution is the two-state solution," President Prabowo said in response to reporters' questions after the Board of Peace Summit in Washington DC on Thursday afternoon local time.
**Cabinet Secretary: Only President Prabowo Held Direct Bilateral Talks with Trump**
Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya stated that President Prabowo Subianto was the only head of state to hold bilateral talks with US President Donald Trump during the Board of Peace agenda in Washington DC on Thursday (19 February).
"Yesterday there were more than 15 heads of state and government present. The only head of state to hold bilateral talks with President Trump was President Prabowo," Teddy said at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington DC on Friday.
**Cabinet Secretary: Indonesia's Participation in BoP Aimed at Realising Peace in Palestine**
Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya affirmed that Indonesia's participation in the Board of Peace represents a concrete step towards realising peace in Palestine.
"Participating in the Board of Peace is a concrete form of solution for achieving peace in Palestine. All such efforts are worthwhile for Indonesia to undertake and participate in as a tangible means of directly influencing the policies adopted," Teddy said when contacted by ANTARA on Friday.
As posted on the Cabinet Secretariat's Instagram account on Friday, President Prabowo Subianto attended the Inaugural Meeting of the Board of Peace (BoP) held at the Donald Trump United States Institute of Peace in Washington DC on Thursday (19 February) local time.
**House of Representatives: Procurement of Kopdes Merah Putih Vehicles Will Impact Industry**
Deputy Chairwoman of House Commission VII Evita Nursanty assessed that the procurement of commercial vehicles worth Rp24.66 trillion from an Indian automotive manufacturer, secured by PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara to support the operations of the Koperasi Desa/Kelurahan Merah Putih (Red and White Village/Sub-district Cooperatives), will have an impact on the structure of the national automotive industry.
She expressed support for the Ministry of Industry's statement that the national automotive industry has the production capacity for pickup vehicles of up to approximately one million units per year. According to her, this capacity demonstrates that the domestic industry is in fact capable of meeting the demand for commercial vehicles, particularly the two-wheel drive (4x2) type.
"This is procurement on a very large scale. The impact extends beyond village logistics to the structure of the national automotive industry," Evita said in Jakarta on Friday.
**Prabowo: TNI Troops to Be Deployed to Gaza in One to Two Months, Serving Alongside ISF**
President Prabowo Subianto announced that TNI troops will be deployed to Gaza, Palestine, within the next one to two months.
In Gaza, some 8,000 TNI troops will serve alongside the International Stabilisation Force (ISF), whose members comprise a combined force from the member states of the Gaza Board of Peace.
"Perhaps not long, one to two months from now," President Prabowo said in response to reporters' questions following the inaugural Gaza Board of Peace Summit in Washington DC on Thursday (19 February 2026) afternoon local time.
**Prabowo: Indonesia Supports Two-State Solution as Path to Lasting Peace**
President Prabowo Subianto reaffirmed that Indonesia, together with eight Muslim nations comprising the Gaza Board of Peace, supports the two-state solution as the path to lasting peace for the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
"We are certainly committed. Earlier, several Muslim nations all reaffirmed our commitment to truly achieving lasting peace. The only path to lasting peace — in several position statements by the group of eight Muslim nations invited for the first time to participate in this Board of Peace effort — for us, the real and lasting solution is the two-state solution," President Prabowo said in response to reporters' questions after the Board of Peace Summit in Washington DC on Thursday afternoon local time.