Jakarta, May 22 -- The Foreign Ministry has confirmed that President Prabowo Subianto will join the upcoming ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from May 23-27, 2025.

According to the director general for ASEAN cooperation, Sidharto R. Suryodipuro, the President's attendance aims to demonstrate Indonesia's faithful commitment to continue its role in the Southeast Asian organization.

"The President has been scheduled to attend two ASEAN Summits this year, tomorrow (from May 23-27) and next October," Suryodipuro said at a press briefing here on Wednesday.

Prabowo's presence will also disprove arguments that Indonesia has abandoned ASEAN and is no longer focusing on the body under his presidency, he stressed.

The director general exp...