President Xi Jinping yesterday congratulated Prabowo Subianto on his victory in Indonesia’s presidential election, Beijing’s state news agency Xinhua said.
Prabowo and his vice-presidential running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of outgoing leader Joko Widodo, had already declared victory after unofficial counts showed them winning a majority vote.
“I attach great importance to the development of China-Indonesia relations and look forward to working together,” Xi said in a letter to Prabowo.
“Under joint efforts of both sides, the development of bilateral relations has entered the fast lane, political mutual trust has been increasingly consolidated, the alignment of development strategies has been deepened, and mutually beneficial cooperation has yielded fruitful results.” — AFP
