Kinilala ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ang kontribusyon ng Indonesia sa kapayapaan at kaunlaran sa Mindanao.

Ginawa ni Pangulong Marcos ang pahayag sa joint press statement pagkatapos ng bilateral meeting kay Indonesian President Joko Widodo, ay nasa Maynila para sa 3-araw na official visit.

Sa joint press statement, sinabi ni Marcos na umaasa siyang ipagpapatuloy ng Indonesia ang pagtulong sa Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

"So, today, we also recognized Indonesia's contribution to peace and development in the Southern Philippines. As Mindanao continues to reap the dividends of peace and democracy, we hope that Indonesia will continue to extend its helping hand to building the institutions of local governance, particularly in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region," pahayag ni Marcos.

"We also took this opportunity to reiterate to our respective agencies that they must expedite the relevant MOUs (memorandum of understanding) that will help unlock the economic potential of BARMM to encourage development, particularly on the livelihood of our many constituents residing in the said region," dagdag na pahayag ng Pangulo.

Sa pambungad na pahayag sa bilateral meeting, inalala ng Pangulo ang tagumpay ng kanyang state visit sa Indonesia noong Setyembre 2022.

Ang Indonesia ang kauna-unahang bansa na binisita ni Marcos matapos mahalal bilang Pangulo ng Pilipinas.

"The success of that visit not only served as a testament to our continuing and flourishing bilateral ties, but it also enabled us to forge new partnerships and collaboration in new areas of cooperation like renewable energy, creative economy, infrastructure development, and other industrial development that have, since that time, [provided] a reason as opportunities for both our countr[ies]," ayon kay Marcos.

Sinabi ng Pangulo na patuloy na magiging "closest friends at regional partners" ng Pilipinas ang Jakarta.

"Our many commonalities in geography, history, and culture have fostered deeper and more comprehensive engagements at various levels spanning defense and security, maritime operations, trade and investment, tourism, people-to-people exchanges, amongst many others, and I might add a strengthening government-to-government relationship," paglalahad ni Marcos.

Pinuri rin ni Pangulong Marcos ang "visionary leadership" ni Widodo at ang matatag na commitment na isulong at palakasin ang "long-standing at close ties" ng Pilipinas at Indonesia.