Behind such a short visit President Joko Widodo in the Middle East, 11 to 15 September 2015, evidently, was the impression of intimacy and warmth of the King and the Crown Prince, who welcomed the President. Familiarity shown King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for instance, in addition to entertaining President and […]

Put an end to the activities in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Sunday (13/9) night, local time. The mosque is named so in accordance with the name of the originators, who is also the founder of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan […]

After attending a business meeting and other events, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on Sunday at 9.15 local time visited LuLu Hypermarket, an outlet selling Indonesian products. LuLu Hypermarket has 165 outlets, scattered in the Middle East and the rest of Asia. The one visited by the President is located in Khalidiyah shopping mall, Abu Dhabi, […]

Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has agreed to cooperate in the license of SS2 rifles and ammunition Pindad marketing in the Middle East region. This Agreement set out in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between PT. Pindad (Persero) and Continental Aviation Services, which is done when a business forum attended by President Joko […]

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) invites the investors from the Middle East, especially the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to engage in national investment projects. President Jokowi delivered this invitation during a business meeting with UAE entrepreneurs in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on Sunday (13/9). When delivering his speech, President Jokowi said that his administration understands the infrastructure […]

Presidential Chief of Staff Teten Masduki, on Thursday (10/9), at the Bina Graha, Jakarta, received 15 student representatives from various universities that are members of the Jabodetabek – Banten Regional Alliance of Student Executive Body (BEM) who were staging a rally in front the Merdeka Palace. On the occasion, the student representatives expressed their concern […]

According to the President, the visit was aimed at tightening bilateral ties between Indonesia and those countries. “The Middle East is an important partner for economic cooperation particularly trade and investment. Thus, this visit is expected to be able to open a bigger market access for Indonesian products in the Middle East market,” President Joko […]

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs (CMEA), Darmin Nasution, targeting a number of regulations, particularly the Government Regulations and the Presidential Regulation, which will be deregulated, the process is expected to be completed by mid September 2015. “The process of completion regulation rules, will be completed in the second week of September as the President visited […]

President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo answered questions from several sides as to how frequent he conducts improptu visits (blusukan) to several places, either during a working visit to some regions or in Jakarta. “I conduct ‘blusukan’ in order to hear directly the voices of the people, for example their needs and their complaints,” President Joko Widodo […]