Indonesia's Prabowo to hold talks with Putin to cement 'strategic partnership'


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  • Tuesday, 17 Jun 2025

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Indonesian counterpart Sugiono attend a joint press-conference during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, 17 June 2025. YURI KOCHETKOV/Pool via REUTERS

ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) -Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will hold talks with President Vladimir Putin in Russia this week to explore ways to deepen what their foreign ministers cast on Tuesday as a burgeoning strategic partnership.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, speaking at a meeting in Moscow with his Indonesian counterpart Sugiono, said Putin will meet Prabowo in St Petersburg on Thursday.

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