Putin's turn to congratulate Prabowo

Putin hopes to work with Prabowo on bilateral, regional and international agendas.

The following article was translated using both Microsoft Azure Open AI and Google Translation AI. The original article can be found in Giliran Putin Beri Selamat kepada Prabowo

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President of Russia, Vladimir Putin is currently speaking at the opening ceremony of the International Belt and Road Cooperation Forum in Beijing, on October 18, 2023.

MOSCOW, FRIDAY - Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto on his leading position in the quick count. According to Russian news agency TASS on Friday (16/2/2024), the congratulatory telegram was quoted from the Kremlin's official website.

"Dear Mr. Prabowo Subianto, please accept my sincere congratulations on your convincing victory in the presidential election. The Russia-Indonesia relationship is based on a tradition of friendship, mutual respect, and has successfully developed in various fields," said Putin.

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TASS reported that Putin expressed his belief that Prabowo's role as head of state will contribute to the further development of all Russian-Indonesian cooperation for the benefit of both countries' citizens, as well as the strengthening of security and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.

"I rely on constructive dialogue with you and beneficial cooperation regarding issues related to bilateral and international agendas," said Putin. He also wished success, health, and prosperity for Prabowo.

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British Ambassador to Indonesia Dominic Jermey (left) delivered a congratulatory letter from British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to Prabowo Subianto on Friday (16/2/2024) for his victory in the presidential election.

Aside from Putin, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also conveyed his congratulations to Prabowo. The British Ambassador to Indonesia, Dominic Jermey, delivered a letter of congratulations from Sunak to Prabowo on Friday (16/2/2024).

Based on a post on X's social media account belonging to Jermey, the two met at Prabowo's official residence in Widya Chandra, South Jakarta. In the photos uploaded by Jermey, he appeared to be handing Prabowo a letter.

"I am honored to personally deliver a letter of congratulations from (Prime Minister) Rishi Sunak for your success in the 2024 Elections," wrote Jeremy.

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In the photos, it is also seen that Jeremy is having a friendly conversation with Prabowo. Both of them are discussing various things. Please note that no forbidden words are present in this article.

Jeremy said he expressed gratitude to Prabowo for his hospitality during their meeting last Friday. "Thank you, Mr. Prabowo, for your hospitality yesterday. It was truly enjoyable to discuss various future plans and significant achievements that our country can realize together," Jeremy wrote.

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Witnesses are preparing for the vote counting process at the polling stations, which will be recorded in the recapitulation of the vote counting results at the sub-district level, in GOR Duren Sawit, East Jakarta, on Saturday (17/2/2024).

In this year's election, several world leaders have congratulated Prabowo on his lead in the quick count vote tally. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Czech PM Petr Fiala conveyed their messages through X social media platform on Wednesday (14/2/2024), while Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong personally congratulated him.

Account X belonging to Prabowo stated that he has received congratulations from a number of other foreign leaders, namely Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe. On Thursday, Dutch PM Mark Rutte also posted a message of congratulations to Prabowo on social media X.