London, LIVESUMUT.com — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto chaired a limited cabinet meeting via video conference on Monday (January 19, 2026) to review progress in the enforcement of national forest areas, underscoring the government’s commitment to strengthening forest governance and legal certainty.
As quoted from the official website of the “Sekretariat Negara”, the meeting was held while President Prabowo was on an official working visit to London, the United Kingdom, and was attended by key members of the Red and White Cabinet based in Jakarta.
In a written statement, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said the meeting involved several senior ministers and state officials.
“President Prabowo Subianto held a limited meeting via video conference with several members of the Red and White Cabinet who were in Jakarta, including the Attorney General, the Minister of Defense, the Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency, the Minister of Law, the Minister of State Secretariat, as well as the Head of the Financial and Development Supervisory Agency, on Monday, January 19, 2026,” the Cabinet Secretary wrote.
President Prabowo was accompanied during the meeting by Foreign Minister Sugiono and Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni. The discussion focused on the performance and progress of the Forest Area Enforcement Task Force, a body established by President Prabowo shortly after he took office.
“The meeting discussed the progress of the Forest Area Enforcement Task Force, which was established by President Prabowo in January 2025, or two months after he was inaugurated as President of the Republic of Indonesia,” the Cabinet Secretary explained.
Forest area enforcement has become a key pillar of the administration’s agenda, aimed at addressing illegal land use, restoring state control over forest assets, and improving environmental governance across Indonesia’s vast forest regions.
President Prabowo’s decision to lead the strategic meeting from overseas highlights the issue as a national priority, reflecting the administration’s emphasis on rule of law, environmental protection, and the orderly management of state assets within the forestry sector.
The move also signals continuity in governance, as key policy decisions and evaluations continue despite the President’s overseas diplomatic engagements.
