JAKARTA: Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has reassured local Islamic groups that he will withdraw from US President Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ if the platform does not benefit Palestinians, a government statement said on Friday.
The participation of Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, on the board, and its decision to contribute troops for a Gaza stabilisation force, has drawn criticism from experts and Muslim groups at home, who say it compromises its long-standing support for the Palestinian cause.
Prabowo gathered the groups’ leaders for a meeting on Thursday evening where he reiterated his reasoning behind joining the board, according to a statement put out by the government communication office.