Prabowo was received by the Governor General of Canada in Rideau Hall Ottawa

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto held a working visit in Ottawa, Canada. In one of a series of activities, Prabowo was received by the General General of Canada May Simon in Rideau Hall. Prabowo was received on Wednesday (9/24/2025) at 16.11 local time by Mary Simon in Rideau Hall, Ottawa. Prabowo was accepted in a room with a number of paintings and appeared some puppets with Balinese cloth. Browse to continue with Prabowo content accompanied by the cabinet secretary (Seskab) Teddy Indra Wijaya, Minister of Investment/CEO and between Rosan Roeslani and Indonesian Ambassador to Kananda Muhsin Syihab. “Welcome to Canada,” Simon told Prabowo. “Thanks,” Prabowo replied as he shook hands. For information, Mary May Simon was appointed governor of the first indigenous general of Canada on July 26, 2021. Mary has been the 30th governor -general since the Confederation. Mary Simon was born on August 20, 1947 in Kangiqsualujjuaq, Nunavik (Quebec), and his mother came from the Inuk tribe. Mary Simon received national and international recognition of his work in Arctic and indigenous issues, as well as attempts to plead for rights, youth, education and cultural Inuit. Meanwhile, Rideau Hall is the official residence of the Governor -General of Canada built in the 19th century. Rideau Hall is one of the two official residences of the king’s representative is managed by Federal Crown, the other is the Citadelle of Quebec. After meeting Mary Simon, Prabowo was scheduled to hold a Tete-a-Tete meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Joseph Carney, at West Block Parliament Hill. Prabowo is still planned in West Block to see the signing of ICA EPA with Prime Minister Carney. Then Prabowo holds a meal in the National Gallery, not far in the Canadian parliamentary complex. ICA EPA has begun its negotiations by representatives of the two countries since June 21, 2021. The negotiations themselves have been completed since November 2024, and will only be signed in 2025. Indonesia’s most important export products to Canada include natural rubber, vehicle sections, cocoa products and machinery. Regarding imports to Indonesia from Canada, the flagship commodity is wheat, chemical fertilizers, wood pulp, soybeans and precious metals. After holding a number of meetings, Prabowo will leave Canada on the same day. Prabowo will then go to the Netherlands to hold a meeting with the Dutch king Williem Alexander. (RFS/FCA)