Prabowo Explains Indonesia's Free and Active Policy to New Ambassadors

RRI.CO.ID, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto officially received the credentials of eight new foreign ambassadors at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Monday, June 8, 2026. The ceremony marks the official beginning of the ambassadors' diplomatic duties in Indonesia.

The event was attended by diplomats from various friendly nations across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anis Matta, explained that the meeting highlighted Indonesia’s current diplomatic direction.

According to him, President Prabowo reaffirmed Indonesia’s long-standing "free and active" foreign policy principles. Indonesia remains committed to staying neutral and will not join any global military alliances.

“Earlier, the President only explained to the ambassadors Indonesia’s principle in international diplomacy, that we are free and active. We do not have a military alliance with any country, and the President said that because the world has now become much smaller, what we need today are all forms of peaceful settlement,” Anis said.

Before the meeting, several foreign diplomats expressed their hopes for stronger bilateral relations. The Palestinian Ambassador to Indonesia, Abdalfatah Ahmed Khalil Alsattari, spoke about his country's deep historic bond with Indonesia.

Ambassador Abdalfatah stated, “I am proud to be in Indonesia, the great country and the great people. And all of you know that we have a very strict relationship between Palestine and Indonesia. And I will do my best to increase this relation.”

President Prabowo received credentials from the ambassadors of Sri Lanka, Philippines, Korea, and Czech Republic, namely Sumadhurika Sashikala Premawardhane, Christopher Baltazar Montero, Yoon Soongu, and Petr Kopřiva. The remaining letters were presented by Palestinian Ambassador Abdalfatah Ahmed Khalil Alsattari, Greek Ambassador Dimitrios Michalopoulos, Lebanese Ambassador Salam Al Achkar, and Saint Lucian Ambassador Menissa Rambally.