Indonesia, Oct. 27 -- President Prabowo Subianto called for concrete cooperation to strengthen the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR), emphasizing its importance for regional food security.

He delivered the remarks at the 28th ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Monday, as cited in a statement from the Presidential Palace Press Bureau.

According to the President, enhancing the emergency rice reserve-which involves China, Japan, and South Korea-is essential to ensuring a stable food supply and improving emergency response among member countries through better information exchange.

Prabowo also underscored the need to implement the APT Cooperation Work Plan (2023-2027) and reinforce the Chiang Mai Initiative Mu...