MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) 鈥� Indonesian President will visit Australia on Wednesday for the first time since taking office last year.
Australian Prime Minister announced the visit Tuesday, but provided few details.
Prabowo most recently visited Australia as in August last year. He was inaugurated that October.
Albanese met Prabowo in Jakarta in May this year for the Australia鈥揑ndonesia annual leaders鈥� meeting during the prime minister鈥檚 first overseas trip following his reelection that month.
鈥淚 am delighted to host President Prabowo in Australia and to return the warm and generous hospitality he provided when I visited Jakarta earlier this year,鈥� Albanese said in a statement.
鈥淎ustralia and Indonesia share a deep trust and unbreakable bond as neighbors, partners and friends. Together we are committed to working for a secure, stable and prosperous Indo Pacific,鈥� Albanese added.
Indonesia’s Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said that Prabowo’s one-day state visit to affirm Southeast Asia’s largest economy commitment in strengthening strategic relations with its closest major neighbor.
He said the visit also reciprocates in May, a day after for a second three-year term.
Prabowo left Jakarta around midday on Tuesday for Sydney and is scheduled to have a face-to-face meeting with Albanese on Wednesday before attending a state ceremony led by Australian Governor-General Sam Mostyn.
He will hold several other meetings to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation in trade, investment, education and industrial partnerships, Wijaya said.
Australia considers Indonesia, its nearest neighbor after Papua New Guinea, one of its most important bilateral relationships.
Newly elected Australian prime ministers ensure they visit Jakarta in one of their first overseas trips.
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