Indonesia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has officially confirmed that Indonesian President Prabowo will travel to Shenzhen, China, to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting to be held on November 18-19. The Director-General of the Directorate General for Asia-Pacific and Africa at Indonesia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said at a media briefing in Jakarta that Prabowo will attend alongside leaders of other APEC economies, with the core economic leaders' meeting scheduled for November 19.
He said Indonesia has prepared a full set of core agenda items for this summit, focusing on national resilience, helping build regional resilience, and strengthening multilateralism in trade and economic affairs. Prabowo will highlight four key directions on the summit platform: food security, energy security, human security, and regional economic resilience.
At the same time, the President will emphasize calls to maintain a sound and stable geopolitical environment to safeguard economic growth across the Asia-Pacific region.
Indonesia hopes to promote practical economic cooperation in multiple fields, with a focus on agriculture, energy, women's empowerment, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), transportation, and natural resources, and to advocate inclusive trade and investment so that development dividends truly benefit ordinary people. Indonesia proposes that APEC's positioning should be upheld as a bridge that brings together the strengths of all economies, rather than an arena where parties compete for self-interests.
In addition to the main leaders' meeting, Prabowo has been invited to attend the APEC CEO Summit on November 18, and he is one of the few economic leaders invited to attend this event.
Indonesia expects this CEO Summit to establish channels for public-private dialogue and jointly discuss how to promote sustainable economic growth. In addition, bilateral talks between Prabowo and China's national leaders have been planned and will be held on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Shenzhen; however, he noted that the exact time and venue of this bilateral meeting are still being finalized. This trip is another important multilateral diplomatic itinerary for Prabowo since taking office. Through the APEC platform, Indonesia is advancing regional security issues, industrial cooperation, and high-level bilateral communication in parallel, continuing to make its voice heard in Asia-Pacific trade and economic governance, and using multilateral channels to consolidate trade, economic, and strategic alignment with economies including China.
