Bogor, West Java, Jan. 31 -- Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin said President Prabowo Subianto had met with figures considered part of the government's opposition to discuss the state of the nation on Friday (January 30).

"Last night, the President met several national figures who are described as opposition," he said while delivering material to members of the Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI) here on Saturday.

He made the statement during a PWI retreat at the State Defense Competency Center of the Defense Human Resources Development Agency in Cibodas, Rumpiang, Bogor District, West Java.

According to him, the meeting discussed how all parties should manage the country well.

So far, he said, many parties have often created ...