Jakarta, Feb. 19 -- President Prabowo Subianto has stated that Indonesia has never failed to pay its debt throughout its history, supported by strong economic fundamentals and a credible fiscal track record.

"We have managed our economy prudently for many years. We have never defaulted, not once in our history. We have never failed to pay our debts," the President said, as quoted by the Presidential Secretariat here on Thursday.

He made the statement during an Iftar Dinner and Business Summit at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC on Wednesday (February 18).

He added that successive administrations will always honor debts incurred by previous governments, even if they were strong political rivals.

President Prabowo outlined...