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Indonesian President's phone call with Trump goes viral


Jakarta:

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory in a phone call after landing in Washington on Tuesday for an official visit that included a meeting with President Joe Biden.

Prabowo, who has said he will pursue a non-aligned foreign policy, posted a video of his call to Trump after arriving from China, where he met with President Xi Jinping on his first trip abroad since taking office last month.

“Wherever you are, I am ready to fly to personally congratulate you, sir,” Prabowo said in the video of the call posted on his social media accounts.

“We’ll do it whenever you want,” Trump replied.

Prabowo's office said he made the call Monday after arriving in Washington. The company did not immediately respond when asked whether a face-to-face meeting with Trump was planned.

Trump described his election victory as amazing and gave him a large mandate. “We had tremendous success. The most successful in over 100 years, they say,” he said.

Trump also said the Indonesian president was “very respected” and praised his English, to which Prabowo, a former special forces commander, replied: “All my training is American, sir.”

Prabowo expressed his shock at the assassination attempt on Trump during the campaign and his relief that he survived.

“Yes, I was very lucky. “I just happened to be in the right place and in the right direction, otherwise I wouldn’t be talking to you right now,” Trump replied.

Prabowo also met in Washington with several U.S. corporate officials, including from Freeport McMoRan and energy company Chevron, and urged the companies to invest in Indonesia, his office said.

(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)


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