President Prabowo Subianto said he plans to extend his current overseas tour to visit several Middle Eastern countries as he prepares to leave for his next stop, the United Kingdom.

Since embarking on his first overseas tour on November 8, Prabowo has paid state visits to China and the United States, attended the annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Peru and is currently in Brazil for the Group of 20 (G20) Summit.

“I’m also trying to stop in the Middle East, in several countries in the Middle East. We just have to see if the dates are suitable or not,” the president said in a video message taken in Brazil and broadcast Monday on the presidential channel. YouTube channel of the Secretariat (Sekretariat Presiden).

However, Prabowo also expressed a desire to return to Indonesia.

“Actually, I want to go home soon,” he said.

Prabowo said just after being sworn in as Indonesia’s eighth president that APEC and the G20 would soon hold summits in faraway places and that he would use these meetings as an opportunity to visit other countries as well.

As part of his broader international mission, Prabowo met with world leaders and participated in various international forums to highlight the importance of economic cooperation, particularly with China and the United States.

The president’s agenda during his ongoing tour also includes promoting strategic partnerships, as evidenced by his participation in the Indonesia-Brazil Business Forum in Rio de Janeiro, focused on potential collaborations in the energy, industrial and maritime sectors .

“Of course, my goal in the first months, the first years (of my presidency), is to improve the national economy,” Prabowo said.

During his next visit to the UK, he plans to discuss economic issues and investment opportunities.