President Droupadi Murmu received her Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto at Rashtrapati Bhavan yesterday. She also hosted a banquet in his honour.

Welcoming President Subianto on his first state visit to India, the President said that civilisational ties between India and Indonesia go back thousands of years. She added that values of pluralism, inclusiveness and rule of law are common to both countries and these shared values have given direction to our contemporary relations.

The President thanked Mr Subianto for accepting the invitation to gracethe Republic Day celebrations as the Chief Guest.