Malaysian King Confers Most Esteemed Order of Johor Royal to Indonesian President Prabowo
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 27 (Bernama) -- His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia on Monday conferred the the Darjah Kerabat Johor Yang Amat Dihormati I (The Most Esteemed Order of the Johor Royal I) to Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.
According to the post on the King’s official Facebook page, the investiture of the order was held at Istana Negara and was witnessed by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
“His Excellency President Prabowo is a close friend of His Majesty, whom he has known for over 40 years, since their military training days in the United States in the 1980s,” the post read.
Earlier, Prabowo, who arrived here early Monday morning for a state visit at the invitation of Sultan Ibrahim, was accorded a full state welcome at Istana Negara (National Palace).
The visit is the first state visit by a foreign Head of State since the installation of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim as King of Malaysia and also the first state visit by Prabowo to a Southeast Asian country since his inauguration as President of the Republic of Indonesia on Oct 20 last year.
Subsequently, Anwar hosted a high tea in honour of visiting Prabowo at the iconic PETRONAS Twin Towers here.
Overlooking the city skyline as seen on the 40th floor of Tower 1, both leaders spent about one hour engaging in casual conversations.
Apart from the Indonesian delegation, the high tea was also attended by Deputy Prime Ministers Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Fadillah Yusof, Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail and Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan.
Also present were Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek and Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, as well as senior government officials and business representatives from both countries.
Earlier, Anwar and Prabowo held a bilateral meeting here and exchanged views on regional and international issues of mutual interest.
Among the topics discussed were trade and investment, defence, capacity-building, connectivity and cooperation in ASEAN.
Malaysia and Indonesia's strategic ties encompass comprehensive cooperation across a wide range of areas, including politics, economy, defence, interconnectivity, education, and socio-culture.
From January to November last year, total bilateral trade between the two countries reached RM106.06 billion (US$23.2 billion), an increase from RM101.99 billion (US$22.41 billion) during the same period in 2023.
In 2023, Indonesia was Malaysia's eighth-largest trading partner globally and the third-largest within ASEAN, with a total trade volume of RM111.21 billion (US$24.39 billion).
-- BERNAMA
