Jakarta, Oct. 5 -- President Prabowo Subianto exchanged views on various national issues with his predecessor Joko Widodo (Jokowi) during a meeting at his Jakarta residence on Saturday, State Secretariat Minister Prasetyo Hadi confirmed.

The two national figures spent around two hours in discussion, Hadi said after attending the commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) at the National Monument (Monas) in Jakarta on Sunday.

"It was essentially a cordial reunion between the seventh and eighth presidents. If Mr. Prabowo is in Central Java, he will likely pay Mr. Jokowi a visit in turn," the minister told the press.

Since Jokowi happened to be in Jakarta, the two arranged to meet for lunch, he add...