New Delhi:
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto arrived in the national capital on Friday night on his first state visit to India.
He was welcomed by Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita at the airport in New Delhi.
President Prabowo, who is in India from January 23-26, will also be the chief guest at India’s 76th Republic Day celebrations.
The Ministry of External Affairs said that this visit will further strengthen the India-Indonesia comprehensive strategic partnership.
“A warm welcome to Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto @prabowo on his arrival in New Delhi on his first state visit to India. He was welcomed by Minister of State @PmargheritaBJP at the airport. President @prabowo will be the chief guest at India’s 76th Republic Day celebrations. Foreign The visit will further strengthen the India-Indonesia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on Twitter.
Warm welcome to President Prabowo Subianto @prabowo The President of Indonesia as he arrives in New Delhi on his first state visit to India. received by the Minister of State @PmargheritaBJP At the airport.
chairman @prabowo Will be the chief guest of the 76th Republic Day celebrations.
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â Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) 23 January 2025
Before departing, President Prabowo shared details of his visit to X and said the visit is aimed at strengthening strategic cooperation in areas such as security, maritime and digital technology development.
He also informed that after his visit to Indonesia he will leave for Malaysia.
“Today, I am departing for New Delhi, India, to participate in the 76th Republic Day celebrations of India. During my visit, I will be calling on the President of India to strengthen strategic cooperation in areas such as security, maritime and digital And will meet the Prime Minister.” Technology development,â the Indonesian President said.
âAfter completing my agenda in India, I will continue my visit to Malaysia at the invitation of Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Close cooperation with friendly countries to build a stronger and more prosperous region will always be our The priority has been together,â he said.
During his visit, President Subianto is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, President Draupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
On Friday, he will meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at Taj Mahal Hotel at 4:00 pm.
On January 25, President Prabowo will attend a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan at 10:00 am, followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at the Rajghat.
He will later hold a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House at 12:00 pm, which will include exchange of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and press statements.
He will meet Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar at Taj Mahal Hotel at 4:00 pm. He will meet President Draupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan at 7:00 pm.
On January 26, President Prabowo will attend the Republic Day Parade as the chief guest. Later in the afternoon, he will attend the “At Home” reception hosted by President Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan. He will leave for Indonesia at 5:30 pm.
Notably, with President Subianto as the chief guest on this year’s Republic Day, a 352-member marching and band contingent from the country will participate in the parade on the Kartavya Path in the national capital.
This will be the first time that Indonesian marching and band contingents will participate in the National Day Parade abroad.
Several MoUs and announcements are likely to be concluded and the third CEO Forum will be held separately.
President Prabowo will be the fourth Indonesian President to attend India’s Republic Day celebrations.
PM Modi paid an official visit to Indonesia in 2018. During the visit, India-Indonesia bilateral relations were elevated to a comprehensive strategic partnership and a common vision of India-Indonesia maritime cooperation in the Indo-Pacific was also adopted.
PM Modi had also met President Prabowo on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in November last year. This was the first meeting between the two leaders.
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