{"id":200261,"date":"2026-08-17T20:20:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T17:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/200261\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T20:20:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T17:20:35","slug":"lukasenka-invites-indonesian-president-to-visit-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/200261\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka invites Indonesian president to visit Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

August 17, <\/strong>Pozirk<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>.<\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has greeted Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on his country\u2019s Independence Day, inviting him to pay an official visit to Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a message of greetings quoted by the Belarusian ruler\u2019s press office, \u0141uka\u0161enka says that the holiday symbolizes the \u201cunique wisdom, unbreakable faith and strength of the Indonesian people,\u201d who have managed to \u201cturn the dream of freedom and sovereignty into an unshakable reality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0141uka\u0161enka adds that he remembers his July visit to Jakarta and meeting with Subianto \u201cwith particular warmth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A day earlier, \u0141uka\u0161enka sent condolences to Subianto over the \u201cnumerous human casualties and destruction caused by the earthquake on Flores Island,\u201d which killed more than 50 people on August 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On July 17, the Belarusian foreign ministry announced that Indonesia would introduce 30-day visa-free stay for citizens of Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s one-day visit to Indonesia took place on July 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following his talks with Subianto, \u0141uka\u0161enka boasted that \u201ctens of millions of dollars\u2019 worth of agreements\u201d had been struck. His press office reported that the visit had yielded agreements on visa-free travel for Belarusian citizens, direct passenger air service between and the opening of an Indonesian embassy in Minsk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0141uka\u0161enka received Subianto at one of his residences in Belarus on July 15, 2025. The agenda of the meeting was not disclosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Indonesian defense minister visited Minsk later the same month, while Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ry\u017eanko\u016d traveled to Indonesia in August to discuss deliveries of Belarusian agricultural equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jakarta expressed interest in buying Belarusian potash fertilizers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2024, two-way trade reportedly rose by 44.1 percent to $128.4 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0141uka\u0161enka visited Indonesia in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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