Jakarta, Dec. 9 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto expressed his appreciation to the Pakistani government for deploying six JF-17 fighter jets to escort his aircraft as it entered the South Asian country's airspace on Monday (December 8).

"I would like to extend my deepest and most genuine gratitude and respect for you, your government, and the people of Pakistan for the warm welcome you have presented me," he told Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at a joint press conference monitored online from Jakarta on Tuesday.

While outlining the outcomes of his meeting with Sharif at the Prime Minister House in Islamabad, Prabowo reiterated that it was a great honor to receive such a respectful gesture from the government and militar...