Jakarta, July 15 -- French President Emmanuel Macron hailed Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto as a friend and praised the joint Indonesian military-police contingent that joined the French troops in the 2025 Bastille Day military parade in Paris.

The Indonesian President attended the Bastille Day celebrations at Macron's invitation on Monday Paris time.

"Thank you for attending our national day celebrations, friend Prabowo. I am proud to see Indonesian soldiers marching alongside our troops," Macron wrote in Indonesian in a post on his X account @EmmanuelMacron here on Tuesday.

The French leader said that watching the Indonesian contingent march along the Champs-Elysees reminded him of his visit to the Indonesian Military Academy i...