Inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. President Prabowo Subianto praised the recent meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, saying it brought a positive atmosphere that could help stabilize global and economic conditions.

“Thannk God, President Trump and President Xi met. I heard it was a positive meeting, and that’s what we all hope for because global peace and the world economy depend on calm,” he said in a video statement released by the Presidential Secretariat on Friday (31/10/2025), as reported by antaranews.com.

Speaking after his bilateral meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on the sidelines of the APEC Summit 2025 in Gyeongju, South Korea, Prabowo said the world was facing great uncertainty, from trade wars to geopolitical tensions.

He added that the APEC leaders’ summit was aimed at cooling tensions.

 “Overall, the atmosphere was good,” President Prabowo  said.

President Trump and President Xi met in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday for 1 hour and 40 minutes, following earlier trade talks between their delegations in Kuala Lumpur.

(mg/inp/pr/rs)