Jakarta — President Prabowo Subianto returned to Indonesia on Monday (December 23) from the 11th Developing Eight (D-8) Summit in Cairo, Egypt, and immediately chaired a limited cabinet meeting at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in Jakarta.

The meeting focused on security preparations for the Christmas 2024 and New Year 2025 (Nataru) holidays, a peak period of public activity and mass movement that requires heightened measures to ensure public order and safety.

Prabowo also emphasized the importance of disaster preparedness and coordination among various stakeholders. He highlighted the need to disseminate weather updates to the public effectively to mitigate the impacts of extreme weather conditions.

“Thank you to all agencies for working hard to remain vigilant during this period of extreme weather,” Prabowo stated.

Welcoming Prabowo upon his arrival were several key officials, including Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Budi Gunawan, Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, and Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi.

Also present were Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) Agus Subiyanto, National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, and Head of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) Muhammad Herindra. Prabowo was accompanied on his flight by Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya.

— (RR)