ISTANBUL

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto urged peace over chaos on Thursday, and stressed prioritizing education and poverty eradication in a keynote address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

“Indonesia chooses peace over chaos. We want to be a friend to all, an enemy to none. Thousand friends, too few for us, one enemy too many. We want to be a good neighbor, a good responsible citizen of the world, protecting the environment, protecting nature,” said Prabowo.

He urged the international community to work for a future “full of hope” and “continuous record of growth with equity.”

“Let us build the world we want to live in together. Let us continue the journey to improve the quality of life for all to live in --peace, freedom, friendship, tolerance, coexistence and cooperation for all races, all ethnicities, all religions. Let us continue our pursuit of justice for all, security and freedom for all,” he said.

The Indonesian president said Jakarta is “very determined” to keep up with the rest of the world, noting that “extreme poverty in Indonesia fell to its lowest level in history.”

“I am determined in the next four years, we will eradicate extreme poverty, and we will bring down poverty as a whole. That is my mission in my life,” he said.

Prabowo also noted his efforts on education in the Southeast Asian country, such as projects to build and renovate schools, saying that the “lack of education is the path towards failed states.”​​​​​​​