PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto have expressed their commitment to enhancing relations between the two neighbouring countries.

In a Facebook post, Anwar said that this was among the topics discussed during his meeting with Prabowo yesterday.

“Met with my close friend, Indonesia’s president-elect, Prabowo Subianto, earlier this afternoon. We touched on several matters of mutual interest, with the most important being our shared determination to strengthen bilateral ties between our two brotherly nations.

“We also reaffirmed our commitment to reinforcing and ensuring regional cooperation within Asean,” he said.

Anwar also expressed his appreciation for Prabowo’s invitation to the Indonesian presidential inauguration ceremony, which will take place on October 20 in Jakarta.

Prabowo, who is currently Indonesia’s defence minister, is set to take over the leadership of the republic from President Joko Widodo. – September 8, 2024.