"It is an honor for me to be welcomed here today. As you may have known, this is my first state visit after being inaugurated as president of the Republic of Indonesia," President Prabowo stated during a bilateral meeting with Chairman Zhao Leji.
The meeting with Zhao was one of President Prabowo's state visit agendas to China, in addition to meetings with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang.
"I would like to thank the Chinese Government for sending its vice president (Han Zheng) as its special envoy to my inauguration. In fact, even before being officially inaugurated as president, your president had invited me after I won the presidential election. This is a great honor," Prabowo affirmed.
Prabowo explained that the invitation he received reflects both nations' commitment to maintaining and improving bilateral relations.
"I will continue to increase cooperation between the two countries and will have discussions with President Xi Jinping to find a plan to increase cooperation between the two countries in the future," Prabowo remarked.
Meanwhile, Chairman Zhao said that Prabowo's visit to China demonstrated the significance of the bilateral relations between the two nations.
"To President Prabowo, we congratulate you on being elected, and we very much welcome you on this visit. This visit clarifies and raises the spirit for the progress of the two countries and strengthens Indonesia-China relations," he stated.
He is also optimistic that under the leadership of Prabowo and Xi, both nations would achieve significant progress in the years ahead.
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