Indonesia’s president-elect Prabowo Subianto met Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her father Thaksin during a visit to Bangkok yesterday and said he looked forward to working with the new Thai government.
Prabowo posted two pictures on Instagram of his meeting with Paetongtarn and Thaksin at the latter’s residence in Bangkok.
“Congratulations to the new Prime Minister of Thailand, Her Excellency Paetongtarn Shinawatra…Looking forward to work together with you and your cabinet to greater heights between the two Southeast Asian countries in the future,” he said in his post.
“Thank you His Excellency Dr. Thaksin Shinawatra for inviting me to a warm dinner at your residence in Bangkok. Honoring the friendship between our families, and looking forward to welcome you in Indonesia,” he said in another post.
Before coming to Bangkok, Prabowo, who is also defence minister and will formally become president next month, visited Cambodia where he met Prime Minister Hun Manet and Senate President Hun Sen.
"The trip underlines the warm relations between Cambodia and Indonesia and maintains the good momentum of high-level exchanges and engagements between the leaders of the two countries," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia said in a social media post.
It said Prabowo and Hun Sen discussed increasing direct flights between the two countries’ major cities, which will facilitate people-to-people exchange and promote bilateral trade.
Hun Sen asked the Indonesian president-elect to consider investing in rice storage, milling, and packaging for export to Indonesia and other countries.
The meeting also touched on the regional situation, including the South China Sea and Myanmar, it said.
