"Speaking about the results of the official visit, it should be noted that we are talking about coordinating the mutual agenda within the framework of the already signed declaration on strategic partnership. The main purpose of the visit was to demonstrate the serious intentions of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to develop a strategic partnership with Russia. It was with this in mind that the declaration was signed earlier, setting the framework for further cooperation between the parties.
Moving on to more specific results, first of all, the parties confirmed the high level of bilateral relations and their strategic nature. During the negotiations, the prospects for cooperation in the most significant and sensitive areas in terms of long-term interaction were discussed — military-technical cooperation, nuclear energy, agriculture, the chemical industry and energy in general," the expert emphasised.
Alexander Korolev also outlined how the results of the visit could affect the long-term dynamics of Russian-Indonesian relations.
"It is worth noting that Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto invited the Russian president to visit Indonesia in 2026 or 2027 on an official visit. Among the publicly announced and recorded agreements, we can highlight the intergovernmental agreement on mutual recognition of education and academic qualifications. This is not a matter of sovereignty, but it broadens the overall agenda for bilateral cooperation and adds an important humanitarian aspect to it," Alexander Korolev added.
The expert also commented on the connection between the visit and the BRICS agenda.
"Speaking directly about BRICS, this factor was not touched upon during the visit, at least in terms of public discussion. However, it is obvious that the issues that were discussed and on which certain closed agreements could have been reached—in the field of nuclear energy, agriculture and fertilizer supplies—fit organically into the logic of cooperation between the BRICS countries. In this sense, they correspond to preliminary agreements between the parties and are a logical continuation of the official agenda of the visit," he concluded.
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