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Prabowo calls for free, fair trade at APEC
President Prabowo Subianto says he is confident that global powers, including those who are in disputes in the Indo-Pacific region, can set their differences aside and push for free, fair and sustainable trade.
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President Prabowo Subianto (front, center) poses with (back, from left to right) Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Taiwan's APEC representative Lin Hsin-i, Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, United States President Joe Biden, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee (front, left) and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (front, right) during a family photo session of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Lima, Peru on Nov. 16, 2024. (Reuters/Leah Millis)
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resident Prabowo Subianto has reaffirmed Indonesia’s support for free and fair trade in the Indo-Pacific, urging global powers to prioritize the greater good amid testy rivalries in the region.
In the past week, Prabowo has been on his maiden foreign tour as President, visiting several countries and meeting with their leaders in a push to build Indonesia’s presence on the global stage.
After visiting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing and United States President Joe Biden in Washington, DC, Prabowo made the third stop of his global tour in Peru, landing in Lima on Wednesday evening local time to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit.
In his keynote speech at the APEC CEO Summit on Thursday, Prabowo expressed confidence that major global powers could put their differences aside.
“We have at present geopolitical tension, but I’m an optimist in the interests of humanity,” Prabowo said.
“I believe that the leaders of the great powers of the world [...] will always opt for the common good. There will always be rivalry, but our planet has become smaller.”
Prabowo took time in his speech to promote his administration’s priority programs, including efforts to achieve energy independence through Indonesia’s plentiful renewable energy sources and the effort to develop downstream commodities industries.
