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View all search resultsPrabowo meets Macron to bolster bilateral ties
Paris marks the second leg of President Prabowo Subianto’s latest European trip, after he talked with Russian leader Vladimir Putin for five hours on energy and mineral resources, among other topics.
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President Prabowo Subianto walsk down the stairs after disembarking the presidential aircraft on April 13 in Paris. (Courtesy of Presidential Secretariat /Muchlis Jr)
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resident Prabowo Subianto met with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday in Paris, the second stop on his latest foreign trip after talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow the day prior.
The President arrived in Paris late on Monday night. He was slated to meet with Macron at the Elysee presidential palace on Tuesday afternoon Paris time to “discuss enhancing strategic cooperation between the two countries,” Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said in a statement on Tuesday morning Jakarta time.
“President Prabowo will not only reinforce cooperation with the French government, but also articulate Indonesia’s stance in maintaining global stability and promoting global peace,” Teddy said, referring to the geopolitical tensions triggered by the United States-Israeli war on Iran.
As of 7 p.m. Jakarta time, no statements issued yet by the Presidential Secretariat about the meeting.
The Paris meeting marked the third time Prabowo has visited France since taking office in October 2024. He traveled to the European country in January for a banquet and in July 2025 to attend the Bastille Day parade, the commemoration of the storming of the Bastille Prison in Paris in 1789; both at Macron’s invitation.
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Prabowo’s visit to Paris came before Macron and United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer will co-chair a meeting for countries that are willing to contribute to the defensive multilateral mission to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, as reported by Reuters.
