France's Macron, Indonesia's Prabowo to Discuss Strategic Partnerships

BILATERAL COOPERATION - JAKARTA. French President Emmanuel Macron will meet his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta on Wednesday, and defence ties with Paris' biggest arms client in Southeast Asia are expected to be on the agenda. 

Indonesia is the second leg of Macron's regional trip after Vietnam, where the two countries signed deals worth over $10 billion. He is scheduled to fly to Singapore on Thursday.