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Egyptian President Arrives in Jakarta for Meeting With Prabowo
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived in Jakarta on Saturday for a state visit.
He is due to meet Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at Merdeka Palace on Sunday morning.
The visit follows Prabowo’s trips to Egypt in 2024 and 2025, and is the final stop on al-Sisi’s Asian tour.
Indonesia’s foreign minister said the visit aims to strengthen strategic cooperation between the two countries.
The leaders are scheduled to hold a one-on-one meeting and broader bilateral talks.
They are also expected to sign agreements covering visa arrangements, statistical cooperation and fisheries, and discuss an action plan for closer ties.
Al-Sisi is scheduled to return to Egypt on Sunday afternoon.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived in Jakarta on Saturday, October 10, ahead of a meeting with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.
The meeting is scheduled for Sunday at Merdeka Palace and is intended to strengthen strategic cooperation between the two countries.
The agenda includes one-on-one and bilateral talks, as well as memorandums of understanding on visas, statistics and fisheries.
Al-Sisi’s visit to Indonesia is the final leg of his Asian tour, following stops in South Korea and Malaysia.
- Who
- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.
- What
- Al-Sisi arrived in Jakarta for a state visit and a scheduled meeting with Prabowo.
- When
- Al-Sisi arrived on Saturday, October 10, 2026. The meeting is scheduled for Sunday, October 11.
- Where
- Jakarta, Indonesia; the meeting is scheduled at Merdeka Palace.
- Why
- The visit aims to strengthen strategic cooperation between Indonesia and Egypt.
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Al-Sisi visited South Korea as part of his Asian tour.
Al-Sisi visited Malaysia before traveling to Indonesia.
Al-Sisi’s presidential aircraft landed at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in Jakarta.
Prabowo is scheduled to receive al-Sisi at Merdeka Palace for talks and the signing of memorandums of understanding.
Al-Sisi is scheduled to return to Egypt.
- Arrival
- Jakarta, October 10, 2026
- Landing time
- Around 5:30 p.m. local time
- Air escort
- Six Indonesian Air Force fighter jets: four Sukhois and two F-16s
- Meeting
- Merdeka Palace, October 11 at 10:30 a.m.
- Planned memorandum topics
- Visas, statistical cooperation and fisheries
What people are saying
The main purpose of this visit is to strengthen strategic cooperation between Indonesia and Egypt
Tomorrow morning at 10:30, the President is scheduled to receive the Egyptian president at the palace. There will be a series of activities, starting with a one-on-one meeting, bilateral talks and the signing of memorandums of understanding on visas, statistical cooperation and fisheries, as well as an action plan to strengthen strategic cooperation between Indonesia and Egypt
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