Jakarta, April 13 -- Megawati Soekarnoputri, Indonesia's fifth president and current chair of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), hosted Qatari Ambassador Sultan bin Mubarak AlDosari at her residence in Central Jakarta on Monday to deepen bilateral ties.

According to a written statement ANTARA received, Megawati was accompanied by several senior party figures, including her son M. Prananda Prabowo, whom she introduced to the ambassador as the dialogue began.

The two held a cordial discussion lasting around two hours, concluding with an exchange of souvenirs.

Megawati presented AlDosari with miniatures of Borobudur Temple and a pinisi-an Indonesian timber sailing vessel widely associated with the Bugis and Makassar peopl...