Metro Manila, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. congratulated the new top leaders of Indonesia on Sunday, Oct. 20.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka were inaugurated in Jakarta.“As a fellow founding member of the 𝘈𝘚𝘌𝘈𝘕 (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘢 is one of the 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴’ long standing partners and closest friends in the region,” Marcos said in an Instagram post. “I reaffirm our nation’s desire to further strengthen our bilateral ties with Indonesia on this momentous occasion and in lieu of our diplomatic relations’ 75th anniversary in November,” he added.
Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos flew to Jakarta on Saturday for the inauguration. They were invited by former President Joko Widodo.
