Plans to hold meetings with PM Shehbaz, President Zardari, Field Marshal Asim Munir
Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto speaks about a recent wave of nationwide protests during a press conference alongside political party leaders at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on August 31, 2025. Prabowo spoke out against protests over economic conditions and inequality, saying some actions in rallies that have spread across the country in recent days amounted to treason and terrorism. Photo: AFP
The President of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, is set to visit Pakistan on an official visit from December 8-9. This is the Indonesian President Prabowo’s first visit to Pakistan. The visit is set to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Indonesia.
In a post on X, the Foreign Office of Pakistan detailed that President Prabowo is set to hold meetings with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, President Asif Ali Zardari, and Chief of Army Staff and the Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Asim Munir.
The two sides will address an extensive agenda focused on deepening Pakistan-Indonesia ties and identifying fresh opportunities for cooperation across trade, investment, defence, health, IT, climate, education and culture, while also working to strengthen collaboration on regional and global platforms.
“Several Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) are expected to be signed during the visit,” the FO post states.
The post details the close relationship shared between Pakistan and Indonesia, reinforced by “shared values and mutual interests.”
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“The visit of President Prabowo will provide an important opportunity to deepen bilateral ties and expand mutually beneficial cooperation, contributing to the continued growth and diversification of the partnership between the two countries”.
The last presidential visit from Indonesia to Pakistan was undertaken by President Joko Widodo in 2018.
In July this year, Indonesia’s Defence Minister Lt Gen (retired) Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin called on PM Shehbaz at the PM Office, where he reiterated Indonesia’s desire to “further strengthen defence ties with Pakistan and to explore possible areas for cooperation, especially in defence production”, according to a statement from government-run PID.
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Defence Minister Sjamsoeddin also met with Field Marshal Munir at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi to discuss strengthening military ties, the military’s media wing reported.
According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Indonesian defence minister, who is leading a delegation of senior representatives from various military and intelligence agencies, held wide-ranging talks with Pakistan’s top military leadership.
