Indonesia to Prioritize Palestine Issue at Upcoming UN General Assembly
Jakarta, The Gulf Observer: Indonesia’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed that the Palestine issue will be among the priorities the country raises during the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80) next month in New York.
“Our support to Palestine may be raised (during UNGA 80),” ministry spokesperson Vahd Nabyl A. Mulachela said on Wednesday in response to queries from the national news agency ANTARA.
While he did not elaborate further on specific issues to be addressed, Mulachela explained that the Ministry is still finalizing Indonesia’s agenda for this year’s UNGA. “We are finalising it,” he added.
According to the Presidential Communication Office (PCO), President Prabowo Subianto will represent Indonesia at the UN headquarters in September, marking the country’s highest-level participation at the Assembly in over a decade. He is scheduled to deliver Indonesia’s address during the General Debate on September 23, 2025, where he will be the third speaker of the day, following Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and U.S. President Donald Trump.
PCO Chief Hasan Nasbi confirmed the schedule but declined to disclose details about the content of Prabowo’s address. He instead encouraged the public to watch the speech when it is delivered.
President Prabowo’s appearance will be notable as the first time an Indonesian president has spoken at the UNGA in more than ten years, following the absence of his predecessor, Joko Widodo (Jokowi), who consistently delegated representation to Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi throughout his decade-long tenure.
Former Deputy Foreign Minister Dino Patti Djalal highlighted the symbolic importance of Prabowo’s participation, stressing the “significant diplomatic weight” carried by his position as the third world leader to speak on the opening day. He added that Prabowo’s perspective would be of interest not only to Western and developed nations but also to countries of the Global South, reflecting Indonesia’s strategic role in international diplomacy.
