Vivian Balakrishnan to meet Indonesian President Prabowo in Jakarta on Oct. 28

Singapore foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan will meet Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on the afternoon of Oct. 28 during his visit to Jakarta.

This was confirmed by Indonesia's Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya in a statement, Antara reported.

Vivian arrived in Jakarta on Oct. 27, and met his Indonesian counterpart, Arrmanatha Nasir, for high-level bilateral talks that afternoon.

During talks between Vivian and Nasir, they agreed that Singapore and Indonesia would form a joint task force to tackle the forest fires behind the recent transboundary haze.

Its work includes holding companies accountable for the forest fires and facilitating information sharing, financial intelligence, and cross-border evidence gathering.