JAKARTA (BERNAMA) – Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim held a four-eye meeting with Indonesia’s President-elect Prabowo Subianto at the latter’s residence in South Jakarta on Saturday night.
Anwar is undertaking a working visit here starting Saturday at the invitation of the Indonesian government, to attend the inauguration ceremony of Prabowo as the eighth president of Indonesia.
“Tonight, I met my true friend and brother, Mr Prabowo Subianto. God willing, we will work more closely in an atmosphere of friendship, not only on a personal level, but also on a national level which will definitely benefit the people of both countries,” he said in a Facebook post.
Anwar arrived in Jakarta on Saturday evening to join foreign heads of state and representatives in witnessing the swearing-in of Prabowo as Indonesia’s new president on Sunday.
The inauguration took place at the People’s Consultative Assembly building at 10 am local time.
