Canadian PM Calls President Prabowo, Invites Him to Attend G7 Summit

President Prabowo Subianto has received an official invitation to attend the 2025 Group of Seven (G7) Summit, which will take place in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada. The invitation was extended during a phone call on Friday, June 6, 2025. (Photo: Courtesy)

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has officially invited Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to attend the 2025 Group of Seven (G7) Summit, which will take place in Kananaskis, Alberta.

The gathering of leaders from the world’s most advanced economies is scheduled for mid-June 2025.

“President Prabowo Subianto has accepted the invitation to attend the 2025 G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, which will be held in the middle of this month,” Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said in an official statement.

Teddy also said that the invitation for President Prabowo to attend the G7 Summit as an honorary guest was not only delivered in writing, but also conveyed personally by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during a private phone call between the two leaders on Friday (June 6).

“In addition to the official written invitation, Prime Minister of Canada His Excellency Mark Carney also personally extended the invitation to President Prabowo during a phone conversation yesterday,” Teddy said.

During the conversation, Prime Minister Mark Carney also expressed his appreciation for President Prabowo’s leadership, conveying his hope that the Indonesian leader would be able to attend the summit to help strengthen inclusive dialogue on shared global challenges.

“Prime Minister Mark Carney expressed his appreciation for President Prabowo’s leadership and voiced his hope that the President will be present at the G7 Summit,” Teddy added.

For the record, the Group of Seven (G7) is an international forum consisting of the world’s largest advanced economies—Italy, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States—along with the European Union.

The annual summit serves as a strategic platform to discuss major global issues, ranging from economic growth and financial stability to climate change and geopolitical developments.

“The Group of Seven, or G7, is an informal bloc of advanced economies and the European Union that meets annually to address pressing global economic and geopolitical issues,” Teddy explained.

Indonesia’s invitation as an honorary guest reflects international recognition of the country’s strategic role in the Indo-Pacific region and its contributions to global stability and cooperation. (BPMI SETPRES) (AP/EP)