SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will visit Jakarta, Indonesia from Sunday ( Oct 20 ) to Monday to attend the presidential inauguration of Prabowo Subianto.
President-elect Prabowo, 73, may take the reins from recent Indian chief Joko Widodo on Sunday following a resounding defeat in February’s vote.
Mr Wong will , meet another invited officials in offering , his thanks to Mr Prabowo, who is set to be sworn in as the seventh president of Indonesia.  ,
” As close neighbours, the visit reaffirms the importance of the Singapore-Indonesia relationship and Singapore’s commitment to further strengthen substantive bilateral ties, including in key priority areas discussed at the Singapore-Indonesia Leaders ‘ Retreat on Apr 29, 2024″, the Prime Minister’s Office ( PMO ) said on Saturday.
Mr Wong, who is also the finance secretary, will be accompanied by his family, as well as representatives from the PMO and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
About 1, 100 guests are expected to enter the opening ceremony at the legislative tower in Jakarta, Antara news agency reported, citing the captain of the political committee.
European officials include ASEAN officials, a US committee led by , Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield and China , Vice President Han Zheng.