Indonesia’s Prabowo is happy to play mediator to both Koreas. But does North want him to?

Indonesia’s Prabowo is happy to play mediator to both Koreas. But does North want him to?While a visit could boost Indonesia’s diplomatic clout, it also threatens to raise another outcry about Prabowo’s frequent flights3-MIN READ3-MIN0ListenPublished: 4:35pm, 5 Aug 2026Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is keen to visit North Korea – a trip that could boost Jakarta’s diplomatic clout and allow it to act as a bridge between Seoul and Pyongyang.But Indonesians might not support another overseas trip, given negative public opinion of Prabowo’s frequent travels, analysts warn. Plus, he has not even been invited by the increasingly isolated North Korea.At a meeting with the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce at the Presidential Palace on Friday, Prabowo said his South Korean counterpart, Lee Jae Myung, had asked if he could call on the North “to open some kind of a dialogue” during his visit to Seoul in April.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x