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Prabowo returns from first foreign trip as president
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United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (right) talks to visiting President Prabowo Subianto at a lunch reception in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 23, 2024. (AFP/UAE Presidential Court/Ryan Carter)
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resident Prabowo Subianto arrived in Indonesia from Abu Dhabi on Sunday, concluding his first overseas trip as president, a two-week journey that involved visits to six countries.
In Abu Dhabi, Prabowo met with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, popularly known as MBZ, on Saturday, during which he invited the UAE to collaborate on the food and energy self-sufficiency agenda and downstream development.
“My priority in leading the administration is to ensure food and energy security and [to focus] on downstream industry so that Indonesia can maximize its added value,” Prabowo said on Saturday, as quoted from a statement published by his office.
“We can work together in several sectors, and we would like to invite the UAE to participate in [developing] our economy,” he added.
On Saturday afternoon, Prabowo wrapped up his visit to the UAE and flew back to Indonesia.
The presidential airplane carrying Prabowo landed early on Sunday morning at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta, where the President was welcomed by Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka and several cabinet ministers.
Before Abu Dhabi, Prabowo visited London, where he was received by United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer at 10 Downing Street. The two leaders discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties.
