Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto received a personal welcome from Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. upon arriving at the venue of the 49th ASEAN Summit in Pasay City, the Philippines, on Sunday.
According to a live broadcast on the Presidential Secretariat's YouTube channel, Prabowo arrived at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) at around 8:45 a.m. local time in a state vehicle.
Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta personally greeted the Indonesian president, who was then escorted to the summit's opening ceremony in a decorated three-wheeled vehicle.
The Philippine government specially prepared the vehicle as part of its welcome protocol for foreign leaders attending the annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Prabowo and Marcos are scheduled to join several regional leaders at the 49th ASEAN Summit, including Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Lao Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, Timor-Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão, and Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung.
Other participants include Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Hang Chuon Naron, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva are also among the participants.
Following the welcoming ceremony, the leaders proceeded to the main hall for the opening of the 49th ASEAN Summit.