President Prabowo Subianto will join international leaders to attend the Victory Day parade in Beijing after initiating canceling his trip.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has left for China to attend a Victory Day parade after initially cancelling due to days of massive protests against rising inequality, his presidential spokesperson Prasetyo Hadi said in a statement.
The Indonesian president will join more than 25 leaders – including North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and Russia’s Vladimir Putin – to attend Wednesday’s parade in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to mark 8the 0th anniversary of Japan’s defeat in World War II.
Prabowo is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for talks during his visit, his spokesperson added on Tuesday. He will fly back home on September 3.
Indonesia was rocked by widespread protests, which left at least six dead and over 20 missing according to rights groups.
