President Prabowo Receives Report from Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources on Results of Follow-up Meeting in Russia

President Prabowo Subianto has concluded his short two-day visit to the Russian Federation and France. The visit focused on strengthening bilateral relations and strategic direction of cooperation between the two countries.

Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said that during the visit, the President held an important meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Afterwards, the President departed for France to meet with President Emmanuel Macron.

“Mr. President has just arrived from a short two-day visit to two superpowers, two countries with veto power, during which he met with the Russian President and the French President,” Cabinet Secretary said in a statement at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Thursday (4/16).

During the meeting with President Putin, the two leaders agreed to encourage increased long-term cooperation in the energy sector. This is one of the main priorities in efforts to strengthen national energy security, while also opening up opportunities for strategic collaboration that gives mutual benefit to both countries.

“The main point [of the meeting] is to increase long-term cooperation in the energy sector. The President then specifically assigned the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources to meet with President Putin’s special envoy and the Russian Minister of Energy,” he said.

In Russia, a follow-up meeting was held by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources with representatives from the Russian Government. Cabinet Secretary Teddy said the Minister already reported the results of the follow-up meeting to President Prabowo today.

“Then, he held a meeting with President Putin’s special envoy and minister. He has just reported the results to the President,” Cabinet Secretary Teddy concluded. (BPMI of Presidential Secretariat) (JAS/TM)