Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto hosted the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for an overnight stay at the presidential retreat in Hambalang, Bogor District, West Java, on Sunday (Oct 18).
“As scheduled, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will have an overnight stay at President Prabowo’s residence in Hambalang,” the Cabinet Secretariat stated in its official statement.
President Prabowo welcomed Antonio Guterres at his residence for bilateral talks about the reform of the multilateral system and progress made in achieving the 2030 agenda on sustainable development.
They also discussed global and regional issues of mutual interest, including the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
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During the meeting, Guterres lauded Indonesia’s unwavering commitment to multilateralism and the UN, especially through its participation in UN peacekeeping missions.
Guterres also bids farewell to President Prabowo, as he will complete his tenure as a UN Secretary General at the end of 2026.
Prabowo was accompanied by Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs Sugiono, Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir, and State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi during the bilateral meeting.
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Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya and Indonesia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, Umar Hadi, also present at the meeting.
Meanwhile, Guterres was accompanied by UN Special Envoy for Water and former Indonesian foreign minister Retno Marsudi, as well as UN Resident Coordinator in Indonesia Gita Sabharwal.
On Monday, Guterres is to visit the Indonesian National Armed Forces’ Peacekeeping Center, where he will meet Indonesian personnel preparing for deployment to the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).
Guterres is also scheduled to deliver an address on the future of multilateralism at Indonesia’s Foreign Ministry during his stay in Jakarta.
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Translator: Genta Tenri Mawangi, Nabil Ihsan
Editor: Fransiska Ninditya
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