Overview
- The leaders reviewed follow-up orders under the 2022 pact for 42 Rafale fighters and the 2024 agreement for two Scorpene-class submarines
- Indonesia’s Air Force chief says six Rafale jets will arrive in early 2026 as part of the first delivery batch
- French mining group Eramet’s new CEO joined Macron’s delegation to pursue nickel permits at the Weda Bay project for battery supply chains
- Indonesia’s position as the world’s top nickel producer makes it a key partner for France’s energy transition and industrial investments
- Human Rights Watch and other groups have urged Macron to confront Prabowo on past rights abuses and recent media and civil society crackdowns