Jakarta, March 10 -- Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto received the Secretary General of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), To Lam, at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Monday.

To Lam and his entourage arrived at the palace for an official visit at around 4:45 p.m. local time. Accompanied by his wife, Ngo Phuong Ly, he was welcomed by cavalry troops and elementary students waving the national flags of Indonesia and Vietnam while shouting, "Welcome to Indonesia!"

Prabowo, dressed in a black suit, and To Lam, dressed in a navy suit, then took part in a welcoming ceremony, where the national anthems of Indonesia and Vietnam were played, accompanied by cannon blasts.

The two leaders then conducted a troop inspection and introduced t...