PM Albanese Concludes Indonesia Visit

Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese prior to his departure to Australia, Saturday (02/07).

Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese Saturday (02/07) concluded his working visit to Indonesia and returned to Australia. The Prime Minister departed from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base, East Jakarta, at around 6:45 a.m. Western Indonesian Time.

PM Albanese was seen off by Minister of Foreign Affairs Sugiono, Minister of Investment and Downstreaming Rosan Roeslani, Australian Ambassador to Indonesia Roderick Bruce Brazier, Australian Defense Attaché Brigadier Micah Batt, Indonesian Ambassador to Australia Siswo Pramono, and Halim Perdanakusuma Air Base Commander Air Commodore Erwin Sugiandi.

For the record, President Prabowo Subianto Friday (02/06) formally welcomed PM Albanese at the Merdeka Palace in Central Jakarta. The two leaders discussed the strengthening of Indonesia-Australia strategic partnership across several priority sectors.

On the occasion, Indonesia and Australia signed a Treaty on Common Security aimed at enhancing security and defense cooperation as well as establishing bilateral consultation mechanisms to maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

The working visit reflected the close friendship and mutual trust between Indonesia and Australia as neighboring countries and strategic partners. (BPMI of Presidential Secretariat) (GWH/MMB)