Published November 13,2024
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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto met with US President Joe Biden on the White House on Tuesday as the 2 nations celebrated 75 years of diplomatic ties, now elevated to a complete strategic partnership.
This marked Prabowo’s first go to to the US since his inauguration on Oct. 20. He additionally congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump on his latest election victory, with a possible assembly pending earlier than Prabowo heads to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation discussion board (APEC) summit in Peru.
Prabowo and Biden “committed to continue advancing our vision for an open, transparent, inclusive, and rules-based Indo-Pacific regional architecture, with ASEAN at the center, that upholds international law,” learn a joint assertion after the assembly.
They underlined a shared dedication to advertise peace and stability in Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific area.
In latest years with sharp concentrate on countering China, the US and its allies have referred to Asia-Pacific area to Indo-Pacific.
Prabowo’s journey to the US is a part of a multi-nation tour, which started in Beijing, the place he signed offers price $10 billion. After Peru, he’ll head to Brazil for a G20 summit.
Biden stated the US was “ready to assist the Indonesian government as it strives to improve food security through sustainable agriculture.”
To advance these efforts, Biden and Prabowo highlighted their “commitment to promote research collaboration at the nexus of artificial intelligence (AI) and sustainable farming practices.”
Biden additionally expressed his assist for Indonesia’s efforts in the direction of an expedited accession bid to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
The two leaders pledged to cooperate on strengthening maritime safety capabilities and to fight unlawful, unreported, and unregulated fishing, in addition to fishing related to transnational organized crime.
Source: www.anews.com.tr