A: Hey there! What's the scoop?

B: Oh, you haven't heard? Indonesia's President, Prabowo Subianto, is jetting off to Russia next week!

A: Wait, really? Why's that?

B: Seems like he was invited to a Group of Seven outreach session in Canada on June 17, but he chose to pass. Instead, he's going for an economic forum in St. Petersburg from the 18th to the 20th.

A: Wow, big move! So, he'll be meeting Putin too?

B: Yep! They plan to have talks during his visit.

A: Hmmm... I wonder why he skipped the G7 summit though.

B: It's said that it was due to a scheduling conflict. The invitation came after he had already decided on the Russia visit.

A: Oh, I see! By the way, did you know Prabowo had a chat with Trump too? They talked about boosting their relationship.

B: Nope! That's interesting. But there were reports that Prabowo would skip the G7 meeting to accept an invitation from Putin, but it seems those were false. An Indonesian official denied it.
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Indonesia's foreign ministry says President Prabowo Subianto is set to visit Russia next week. He was invited to join a Group of Seven outreach session in Canada on June 17, but he decided to skip it.



The ministry says Prabowo will be in Russia from June 18 to 20 to attend an economic forum in St. Petersburg. He is also slated to hold talks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin during his visit.



The ministry said the decision to skip the G7 summit was due to a scheduling conflict, as the invitation came after the visit to Russia had been decided.



Meanwhile, Indonesia's presidential office says Prabowo received a phone call from United States President Donald Trump on Thursday. The two leaders discussed enhancing bilateral cooperation.



A CBS News White House correspondent posted on social media citing sources as saying that Prabowo said he would skip the G7 meeting and instead accept an invitation to visit Putin. But an Indonesian official denied the report to NHK.