State Welcome at Soekarno-Hatta

JAKARTA — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has arrived in Indonesia. He landed at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on Saturday night (17/10/2026) as part of an official working visit.

According to an official statement from the Presidential Secretariat's Bureau of Press, Media, and Information, Guterres was welcomed directly by Indonesian Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Christiawan Nasir, Permanent Representative of Indonesia to the UN in New York Umar Hadi, Acting Director General of Multilateral Cooperation at the Foreign Ministry Denny Abdi, and UN Resident Coordinator for Indonesia Gita Sabharwal. The welcome was held as a state ceremony with an honor guard. Accompanied by Foreign Minister Arrmanatha, Guterres inspected the honor guard before boarding the state vehicle prepared for him.

Agenda: Meeting Prabowo, Visiting the Peacekeeping Center

Guterres's state visit runs from 17 to 19 October 2026. The main agenda is a bilateral meeting with President Prabowo Subianto to strengthen the strategic partnership between Indonesia and the UN, discussing the multilateral system, global geopolitical issues, sustainable development, and world peace.

Guterres is also scheduled to visit the Indonesian Armed Forces Peacekeeping Mission Center (PMPP TNI) and meet Indonesian personnel set to deploy on the UN mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). Other agenda items include laying a wreath at the memorial for 50 Indonesian peacekeepers who died while serving under the UN flag, and delivering a speech on the future of multilateralism at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.