Jakarta, Oct. 18 -- President Prabowo Subianto on Sunday welcomed United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres for bilateral talks at the presidential retreat in Hambalang, Bogor District, West Java.

"The meeting discussed strategic issues and steps to strengthen multilateral communication and cooperation in addressing global challenges," the Presidential Secretariat said in a statement on the meeting.

"The meeting also served to strengthen dialogue and partnership between Indonesia and the United Nations and reaffirm the importance of international cooperation in promoting peace and stability and resolving global conflicts through multilateral approaches," it added.

Photographs released by the Presidential Secretariat showed Prab...