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Prabowo reiterates support for ‘inevitable’ Palestinian state ahead D8 Summit
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President Prabowo Subianto delivers a speech during a bilateral meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Al-Ittihadiya Presidential Palace in Cairo on Dec. 18, 2024. (Antara/Mentari Dwi Gayati)
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resident Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday reiterated Indonesia’s ironclad support for a Palestinian state alongside his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, insisting on the two-state solution as the only possible resolution of the prolonged Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The commitment came just one day ahead of the eight-way talks among major Islamic countries projected to discuss ways to end the Israeli onslaught on Gaza.
It is the first Indonesian state visit to Egypt in over a decade, and Prabowo’s entourage has also convened with several Egyptian ministers to discuss a slew of issues ranging from scientific cooperation and bilateral trade, to the latest geopolitical developments in the Middle East.
Indonesia, during the meeting held at Al-Ittihadiya Presidential Palace in Cairo, conveyed its full support for Egypt’s mediating role in the Israel-Palestinian conflict, pledging to work together with the country for peace in the region.
“We will cooperate with Egypt to find urgent peace solutions for Palestine and the region, and of course we support Palestinian independence and the two-state solution," Prabowo said in a statement released by the Indonesian Foreign Ministry.
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Prabowo, on Thursday, is scheduled to attend the 11th Developing 8 (D8) Summit, an economic forum consisting of several members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), namely Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey.
