Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) welcomed Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Friday, in conjunction with Yassin’s two-day official check out to Indonesia.
President Jokowi greeted Yassin and his entourage on arrival at the Merdeka Palace at 10: 30 Indonesian Western Time (WIB). The two leaders then checked a guard-of-honor by the Indonesian governmental security force.
Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi and State Secretary Minister Pratikno existed at the event.
Yassin is the very first foreign leader to have actually visited Indonesia in 2021.
Jokowi and Yassin held a quick conference at the terrace of the Merdeka Palace before carrying out the Friday prayer and after that had lunch.
Issues to be gone over at the bilateral conference incorporated financial cooperation, local security, bilateral cooperation, and efforts to handle COVID-19 pandemic.
” Indonesia and Malaysia share really close relations in economy.
The minister noted that the protection of Indonesian people living and working in Malaysia is a crucial issue for Indonesia.
” The two leaders will likewise discuss some regional and global problems,” she revealed.
Prime Minister Yassin arrived in Jakarta on Thursday (Feb 4). It is his first abroad see because he took control of as the Malaysian prime minister in March 2020.
Malaysia is a crucial partner for Indonesia in the trade, financial investment, tourist, and socio-cultural sectors, among others.
Malaysia is Indonesia’s fifth-largest trade partner, with bilateral trade reaching US$165 billion in 2019, and the sixth-biggest investor in Indonesia, with a total investment of US$ 1.35 billion in 2019.
Malaysia was also the largest source of foreign visitors in 2019, with 2.98 million Malaysian tourists showing up in Indonesia throughout the year.
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