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Prabowo visits Vietnam in 'follow-up' to ASEAN tour
Prabowo visited Vietnam over the weekend, ostensively as an extension to his three-day ASEAN tour in early September, and met with Vietnamese leaders to discuss bilateral cooperation as well as to convey his condolences to people affected by Typhoon Yagi.
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Defense Minister and president-elect Prabowo Subianto salutes on Aug. 16, 2024 while attending President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s final State of the Nation Address at the Senayan legislative complex in Jakarta. (Reuters/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Pool)
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efense Minister and president-elect Prabowo Subianto was in Vietnam on an official visit from Friday to Saturday in what appears to be a continuation of his ASEAN tour earlier this month.
The former Army general, who will be inaugurated as Indonesia’s eighth president on Oct. 20, departed on Friday to Hanoi, where he was welcomed by an entourage led by Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Do Hung Viet.
Prabowo later met with President Tô Lâm to discuss the bilateral relations in various sectors, including national defense.
During his visit, he conveyed his concern and condolences to the people of Vietnam affected by Typhoon Yagi, which hit the country on Sept. 7.
The typhoon is deemed the most powerful storm to hit Asia this year, and it has reached a toll numbering hundreds across southern China and Southeast Asia.
“Indonesia is ready to help in whatever capacity Vietnam might need. I hope those affected by the disaster have the strength to recover,” Prabowo said during the meeting, according to a statement from the Defense Ministry.
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