The President of South Africa Jacob Zuma said that South Africa and Indonesia share a very strong historical bond of friendship since the 1600s when the first people of Indonesian descentarrived in South Africa. This relations is getting stronger in several decades, proved by the important role of Indonesia in supporting South Africa’s struggle […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo officially closed the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Leaders’ Summit on Tuesday (7/3) afternoon, which took place since Saturday (5/3) at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) Jakarta. In his speech, President Jokowi said the IORA Summit discussed many important aspects and challenges as well as the opportunities in the Indian Ocean […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo admitted that for hundreds of years Atlantic Ocean has dominated the world. Moreover, over the last 30 years it has developed drastically causing the countries in East Asia make a statement that this is the Pacific Century. However, the President affirmed that Indonesia believes that Indian Ocean, at the moment, has […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo conducted bilateral talks with a number of world leaders, including Heads of Government/State and representatives of friendly countries attending the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Summit of at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC), Jakarta, Tuesday (7/3). The bilateral talks, which were held on the sidelines of the IORA Summit, were aimed […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo considered that the First Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Summit, which concluded on Tuesday (7/3), proceeded ‘smoothly, productively, and constructively’. “World leaders welcome the first IORA Summit,” the President said in a joint press conference with South African President Jacob Zuma and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the Jakarta Convention […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said the Indian Ocean is a vast region that poses many challenges for countries situated in the region. However, the President, who was once a  businessman, said those challenges would in fact provide opportunities for businessmen,“Herein lies business opportunities,” the President said in his introductory remarks at the opening of the […]

The Ministerial Meeting of Member Countries of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) has produced a number of agreements, namely the Jakarta Concord, the IORA Action Plan which contains concrete actions to implement the Jakarta Concord, as well as the IORA Declaration for the Prevention of and Fight Against Terrorism and Extremism. In a press […]

The meeting of senior officials of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) member countries which is the first agenda of the IORA Summit, has managed to prepare the outcome documents. Today, the results of the discussion will be conveyed at the Ministerial Summit. The ministers will then report the resultsto the leaders during the Leaders’ […]

Saudi Arabian King, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, expressed his appreciation for Indonesian people who demonstrated inter-religious unity, hoping all citizens would uphold the value of tolerance in the society. “Stability in Indonesia is the fruit of the spirit of tolerance and coexistence among its people of all stripes. We should always offer hands […]

On behalf of Indonesian muslims, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo expressed his gratitude to Khadimul Haramain Al-Syarifain His Majesty King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud for returning the normal figure of Indonesia’s hajj quota from 168,000 to 211,000 starting this year.“It means, there is an additional of 43,000, plus 10,000 for 2017. The total of additional […]