President Prabowo Subianto Receives UN Secretary-General António Guterres in Hambalang

President Prabowo Subianto Sunday (10/18) received United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres during a working visit at his private residence in Hambalang, West Java province.

The President personally welcomed Secretary-General Guterres as he stepped out of his vehicle.

The two leaders then walked to the pavilion to pose for a joint photograph. Children dressed in traditional Indonesian attire also greeted the Secretary General, adding warmth to the welcoming ceremony.

Following the welcoming ceremony, the President and the Secretary-General held a meeting accompanied by their respective delegations. The discussions focused on strategic issues and efforts to strengthen dialogue and multilateral cooperation in addressing global challenges.

The meeting was part of broader efforts to strengthen dialogue and partnership between Indonesia and the United Nations, while underscoring the importance of international cooperation in promoting peace and stability and addressing global challenges through a multilateral approach.

Earlier this year, the Head of State and Secretary-General Guterres held a bilateral meeting following the President’s address at the High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution at the UN Headquarters in New York, United States, on Monday (09/22).

Through the meeting in Hambalang, Indonesia reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening dialogue with the United Nations and advancing multilateral cooperation to address evolving global dynamics and challenges.

The dialogue between the two leaders underscored the importance of the Indonesia-UN partnership in promoting peace, maintaining stability, and addressing global challenges through multilateral cooperation. (BPMI of Presidential Secretariat) (GWH/MEP)