President Prabowo Subianto brought a series of ‘souvenirs’ after conducting working visits to various countries a week ago. Prabowo visited the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Egypt, Qatar, and Jordan. Several economic agreements were souvenirs that Prabowo brought from his series of visits.
1. Agreement in the Defense Industry
Prabowo said that Indonesia wants to participate in the development of advanced combat vehicles with Turkey. Prabowo conveyed this desire during a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Initially, Prabowo explained that Indonesia and Turkey already had a joint venture agreement to form a defense company.
“We also have an agreement to create an important joint venture between strategic defense companies between our two countries. We are very grateful,” Prabowo explained in a joint press statement after a bilateral meeting with Erdogan, broadcast virtually, Thursday (10/4/2025).
Through this cooperation, Prabowo stated that Indonesia wants to participate in developing advanced KAAN fighter jets and submarines with Türkiye.
“Indonesia wants to participate in the cooperation in developing the fifth generation KAAN fighter jet and also in the development of submarines with the Turkish industry,” said Prabowo.
Still on Turkey, Prabowo also invited Turkish entrepreneurs to build the battery industry, renewable energy, and textile industry. Indonesia will also open the red carpet to carry out infrastructure development in Indonesia.
2. Investment of IDR 33 Trillion with Danantara
During his safari in the Middle East, Prabowo also received a large investment commitment from Qatar. He said, the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani wanted to invest in a project with the Investment Management Agency (BPI) Daya Anagata Nusantara (Danantara).
The number one person in Indonesia stated that the Emir of Qatar would invest US$ 2 billion or IDR 33.4 trillion (exchange rate of IDR 16,700) with Danantara. The investment was made by combining one joint fund between the two parties.
“I think the meeting was very good, productive, we agreed to increase cooperation. He (the Emir of Qatar) will invest with Danantara. One joint fund, he committed US$ 2 billion, yes,” Prabowo explained when giving a press statement after the meeting, quoted Monday (14/4/2025).
Unfortunately, Prabowo did not specify what projects would be invested in with Danantara. He only emphasized that this would be followed up immediately. In Qatar, Prabowo also strengthened bilateral cooperation through the establishment of a Strategic Dialogue (SD) mechanism which is held annually at the level of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. This Strategic Dialogue aims to encourage more intensive cooperation in various strategic fields. Among them are politics, international and regional issues, defense and security, economy and energy, agriculture and food security, tourism, science and technology, health, sports, youth, protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI), and collaboration in various multilateral forums.
3. Cheap Fertilizer Raw Materials
During a visit to Jordan, Prabowo said that Indonesia would become a regular buyer of fertilizer raw materials from that country. According to him, everything from phosphate to potash can be obtained at a low price in Jordan. This was stated by Prabowo after meeting with King Abdullah II in Amman, Jordan. According to Prabowo, in the discussion with King Abdullah II, there were many commitments to increase cooperation between the two parties.
“Yes, we discussed increasing cooperation in several fields, education, science, technology, economy,” said Prabowo in a press statement broadcast on the Presidential Secretariat YouTube account, Tuesday (4/15/2025).
Prabowo also praised Jordan for making great progress in agricultural technology. Indonesia also wants to learn a lot from there. He introduced the Minister of Agriculture Amran Sulaiman during a bilateral meeting. Amran sat with Prabowo and other delegates at a long table facing King Abdullah II and his delegates. This cooperation is expected to advance the agricultural sector in Indonesia.
April 16, 2025, detikFinance
(https://finance.detik.com/berita-ekonomi-bisnis/d-7870502/kado-prabowo-usai-dari-turki-yordania)