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President Prabowo Subianto received a visit from the Japanese Prime Minister's Special Envoy, Fumio Kishida, and a delegation at his residence in Kertanegara, Jakarta, on Sunday, May 4.

Kishida, who is also a former Japanese prime minister and his entourage, arrived at Prabowo's residence at around 19:00 WIB.

During the meeting, Kishida delivered a letter from the Japanese Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba, to President Prabowo.

"Yes, of course, former PM Kishida conveyed a letter from the Prime Minister Ishiba which was conveyed directly to the President and one of its contents related to his special entry of the prime minister specifically for the AZEC (Asia Zero Emission Community) projects," said Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto in his statement after the meeting.

In addition to conveying an official message from the Japanese government, the two parties also discussed the development of a cooperation project within the framework of the AZEC. According to Airlangga, currently Indonesia has more than 170 MoUs with Japan.

"Tomorrow there will be a financial closing signing of the project in Muara Laboh, West Sumatra, where the project is 80 geothermal megawatts with an investment of around US$500 million," said Airlangga.

President Prabowo also expressed his appreciation for the close cooperation between Indonesia and Japan. He hopes that this collaboration can continue to be strengthened amid the challenges of global uncertainty.

"Mr. President appreciates Indonesia's cooperation with Japan and hopes that this can continue to be improved amidst uncertainty due to the tariff war," explained Airlangga.

After the meeting in the office, the agenda was continued with a banquet at night together. The atmosphere of intimacy colored President Prabowo's banquet to Kishida, confirming the close friendship between Indonesia and Japan.