Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Minister of Defense (Menhan) Prabowo Subianto received a call from Canadian Prime Minister (PM) Justin Trudeau. Trudeau congratulated Prabowo on his victory in the Indonesian presidential election, February 14.
“Yesterday I had the honor to speak with the Prime Minister of Canada, His Excellency Justin Trudeau, who expressed his congratulations on the results of our Presidential Election,” said Prabowo, quoted from his Instagram account @prabowo, Thursday (2/5/2024).
In the conversation, Prabowo revealed that Indonesia's cooperative relations with Canada would become increasingly strategic.
“The strong friendship between Indonesia and Canada will continue to be the basis of our strategic cooperation and we are committed to strengthening and accelerating this partnership in the near future,” he said.
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Previously, in telephone communications with Prabowo, Trudeau discussed a number of matters of mutual interest to improve bilateral relations between Canada and Indonesia. Including strong economic relations.
“They reaffirmed their support for the ongoing negotiations around the Canada-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, and look forward to the Team Canada Trade Mission to Indonesia at the end of this year,” said the Canadian PM's Office in a statement quoted on Wednesday (1/5/2024).
“The PM also expressed his appreciation for Indonesia's leadership as Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2023 and underlined his firm support for the Canada-ASEAN Strategic Partnership,” he added.
It was further stated that the two of them discussed continuing to implement Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy. Including opportunities to collaborate in the field of important minerals.
“PM Trudeau hopes to further strengthen the partnership between Canada and Indonesia after President-elect Prabowo Subianto takes office in October,” he said.
“He also thanked President Joko Widodo for his partnership and contribution over the last few years,” said the official statement.
[Gambas:Video CNBC]
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