Jakarta, Sept 8 – Indonesian Defense Minister and President-elect Prabowo Subianto visited four ASEAN member countries namely Brunei Darussalam, Laos, Cambodia, and Malaysia this week to solidify defense cooperation.
During the visit, which extended from September 5 to 7, 2024, Prabowo also stopped by in Bangkok, Thailand, for an unofficial meeting with Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her father Thaksin Shinawatra, who headed the Thai government from 2001–2006.
According to head of the ministry’s public relations bureau, Brigadier General Edwin Adrian Sumantha, Prabowo landed in Malaysia on Saturday and went straight to the State Palace in Kuala Lumpur to meet with the King of Malaysia, Sultan Ibrahim.
During the meeting, he reiterated Indonesia’s commitment to establishing closer defense ties with Malaysia.
“I appreciate the strong relationship between our two countries and will continue to strive to improve cooperation, especially in the defense sector. I appreciate the good wishes of Your Majesty and hope that our partnership will continue to grow for the common good,” Prabowo told the Sultan.
He also expressed the hope that the 44th General Border Committee (GBC) Malaysia-Indonesia (Malindo) meeting, which Malaysia will host this year, would help re-establish the partnership between the two countries.
