Jakarta, May 14 -- Indonesian Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya hosted French Ambassador to Indonesia Fabien Penone at his office on Tuesday (May 13) to coordinate French President Emmanuel Macron's planned visit to Indonesia this month.

In his office's statement cited in Jakarta, Wijaya stated that Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is set to welcome his French counterpart for a bilateral meeting between May 27 and 29.

"President Prabowo and President Macron last met at a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Brazil in November last year," he remarked.

The official then emphasized the significance of the planned visit, stressing that France reserves a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council, which...