Prabowo and Czech PM Agree to Boost Investment and Trade Cooperation

JAKARTA, The Shiro Company - President Prabowo Subianto met with the Prime Minister (PM) of the Czech Republic, Petr Fiala in Prague on Monday (June 17, 2025).

Their second meeting agreed on enhancing trade and investment cooperation between Indonesia and the Czech Republic.

The agreement was communicated by PM Fiala through his official X account (@P_Fiala).

"I am very pleased to be able to take advantage of the opportunity of Indonesian President @prabowo's private visit to Prague," wrote Prime Minister Fiala, as reported on Tuesday (18/6/2025).

"We discussed the good relations between the two countries and agreed that we must enhance trade and investment between the two countries," he added.

The visit of President Prabowo to the Czech Republic this time is for transit before heading to Russia to fulfill an invitation from President Vladimir Putin as well as to attend The 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2025).

At the meeting with Prime Minister Petr Fiala, President Pranowo was accompanied by Secretary of State (Seskab) Teddy Indra Wijaya.

The official information released by the Presidential Secretariat on Tuesday stated that the visit to the Czech Republic is not considered a state visit.

However, Prime Minister Petr Fiala still took the time to meet with President Prabowo.

When meeting Prabowo, PM Fiala recalled his visit to Indonesia in 2023, which he said left a deep impression.

"I remember my visit to Indonesia two years ago. It was very impressive for me," said PM Fiala.

President Prabowo appreciated that statement.

Moving forward, the Head of State wishes for the relationship between Indonesia and the Czech Republic to become even closer for various opportunities for strategic cooperation.

Previously, Prime Minister Petr Fiala visited Indonesia on April 18, 2023.

At that time, Prime Minister Fiala was received by the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo (Jokowi), at the Presidential Palace in Bogor.

His presence was also accompanied by a number of Czech entrepreneurs.

President Jokowi at that time invited the government and businesspeople of the Republic of Czech to invest in the Ibu Kota Nusantara (IKN) project in East Kalimantan.

Responding to Jokowi's invitation, PM Fiala stated that it conveys that companies from the Czech Republic are interested in playing a role in the development of IKN, particularly in the green energy sector.

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