Prabowo landed at Joint Base Andrews in Washington, D.C., aboard the presidential aircraft Garuda Indonesia-1, accompanied by a delegation that included Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia and Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya.
“The meetings are focused on strategic cooperation across various economic sectors, including several negotiations and trade agreements,” Teddy said in a statement issued in Jakarta.
Hundreds of Indonesians living in the Washington area, including students, workers and members of the diaspora community, welcomed the president upon his arrival, Teddy added.
President Prabowo was scheduled to begin a series of meetings on Tuesday evening local time, followed by further talks with US government officials and business leaders aimed at strengthening bilateral economic ties.
The visit forms part of Prabowo’s direct diplomatic efforts to enhance Indonesia’s economic value chain and boost domestic industrial productivity, the cabinet secretary said.
According to the official agenda, Prabowo will attend three key events: a meeting with a group of US business executives on Wednesday (Feb. 18), the inaugural summit of the Gaza Board of Peace (BoP) on Thursday (Feb. 19), and a bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump.
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During the bilateral talks, the two leaders are expected to discuss and sign an agreement on reciprocal trade (ART), negotiations for which have been underway since 2025.
The first BoP summit is set to be chaired by President Donald Trump, who initiated the forum. Indonesia formally joined the Board of Peace after Prabowo signed its founding charter in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2026.
Other signatories to the charter include the United States, Hungary, Bahrain, Morocco, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Egypt, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Mongolia, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan.
Indonesia's participation in the Board of Peace aims to encourage Gaza's reconstruction to remain oriented toward humanitarian interests and adhere to the two-state solution agreed upon by the international community.
Earlier, Prabowo called the Board of Peace a historic opportunity to achieve peace in a region devastated by Israeli aggression, and emphasized Indonesia's strong commitment to realizing peace for the benefit of the Palestinian people.
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Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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