President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo has told Minister of Home Affairs Tjahjo Kumolo to eliminate 3000 ‘troubled’ regional laws until July this year at the latest. “We don’t have to evaluate them first because last year I instructed the Home Affairs Ministry to evaluate them. In one month, they evaluated seven regional laws. If we have […]

In order to be competitive, Indonesia must move fast, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said in his remarks at the opening of Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs Association (HIPMI) Jamboree of the universities in ASEAN on Monday (23/5) afternoon, at the Telkom University Convention Center, Bandung. Therefore, he said that the Government encourages the de-regulation packages and cutting […]

During the gathering with the young entrepreneurs of universities, members of Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs Association (HIPMI), President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo admitted that he can feel the spirit of young entrepreneurs. According to the President, they have passion, but are often uncontrolled. “You must remember that the young generation who wants to be entrepreneurs definitely has […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Sunday (22/5), at Bogor Presidential Palace, received a courtesy call from Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia. In her press statement after the meeting, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi who accompanied the President during the meeting said that Prince Al-Waleed told President Jokowi that he […]

At the Plenary Session of the ASEAN-Russia Commemorative Summit held at the Radisson Blu Resort Congress Centre, Sochi, Russia (20/5), President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo  asserted that ASEAN-Russia partnership which has been established for 20 years must contribute to the world peace and prosperity. Regarding world peace, President Jokowi said that the world has seen many […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, all ASEAN leaders, and President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on Friday (26/5) morning local time at the Radisson Blu Congress Center, Sochi, attended the Summit Leaders Meeting to discuss further measures on the cooperation between ASEAN and Russia. Prior to the meeting, the opening of the 2016 ASEAN-Russia Summit in […]

In a series of working visit in Sochi, Russian Federation, President Joko Widodo had a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, on Thursday (19/5). The meeting held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Sochi, was the first meeting of the two leaders since Prime Minister Phuc was sworn […]

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin in a joint press conference with Indonesian President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Wednesday (18/5) local time said that Russia and Indonesia are linked by long-standing and close ties and their origin was Russia’s sincere friend, Indonesian President Sukarno. “I would like to note that Russia and Indonesia are linked by long-standing and close ties. At their origin was […]

Indonesian President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said that his working visit to Russia aims to enhance strategic cooperation with Russia on economic, investment, and defense sectors. “We believe that there are ample opportunities to establish economic cooperation between Indonesia and Russia and we have agreed to cooperate to remove tariff and non-tariff barriers, including on palm […]

Starting his working visit in Sochi, Russia, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Wednesday (18/5) afternoon local time or 06:35 p.m. Western Indonesian Time had a tête-à-tête with President Vladimir Putin at Bocharov Rucey, the official residence of the Russian President. On the same occasion, President Jokowi also led a bilateral meeting between Indonesia and Russia. […]