President Prabowo Awarded Top Honor by Peru’s President
- Sekretariat Presiden
Peru, VIVA – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto arrived at an Air Force Base in the Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima, Peru, on Wednesday at 10:35 p.m. local time, for official agenda.
In the South American country, President Prabowo scheduled to participate in the 2024 Summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and hold a bilateral meeting with leaders of several countries.
Presiden RI, Prabowo Subianto Bersama Presiden Republik Peru, Dina Boluarte
- Sekretariat Presiden
According to his secretariat's statement received in Jakarta on Thursday, Peruvian Agriculture Minister Angel Manuel Manero Campos, Indonesian Ambassador to Peru Ricky Suhendar, and others welcomed the head of state upon his arrival.
President Prabowo also received a guard of honor from the Peruvian military as he approached a vehicle prepared for him.
The president and his entourage then departed for a hotel where they would stay during the state visit.
Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, Trade Minister Budi Santoso, and Presidential Special Envoy for National Defense Dudung Abdurachman welcomed the president at the hotel.
Earlier on in the same day, the president took off from the Andrews Air Force Base in the United States at around 2 p.m. local time after wrapping up his state visit to Washington, D.C., where he held a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden.
During the meeting at the White House on Tuesday (Nov 12), the two leaders touched upon an array of issues, including Palestine's statehood, climate change, sustainable development, Myanmar's crisis, and Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meals program.
The day before, President Prabowo convened a meeting with members of the United States-Indonesia Society (USINDO), including leaders of ExxonMobil, GE Healthcare, Boeing, Freeport McMoRan, Caterpillar, S&P Global, and BP America.
