Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un. On behalf of the Government and on behalf of the people of Indonesia, I would like to express my deep condolences over the passing of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa and may he be bestowed the grace from Allah Subhanahu wa ta’ala. Sheikh Khalifa was a great leader and the […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) This is a follow-up of my directive to Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, namely having a talk with Elon on investment, technology, and innovation. Now, I came here and met with Elon in person to discuss future cooperation. I guess he has great interest to […]

Your Excellency ASEAN Leaders, All CEOs, I’d like to thank Secretary of Commerce of the United States of America Secretary Gina Raimondo and Ambassador Ted Osius of the US-ASEAN Business Council for organizing this very important meeting today. On behalf of the country coordinator, I am proud to say that ASEAN has successfully developed a […]

Honorable President Biden and World Leaders, The COVID-19 pandemic has given global community a very valuable lesson. The fact is that global health resilience and preparedness against the pandemic are not strong enough. As a consequence, the global community must pay the price; millions of people have lost their lives, and the global economy has […]

Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. This morning, the delegation and I will depart for a working visit to Washington, D.C. from May 11 to 13, 2022. Together with other ASEAN heads of state, I will participate in a series of two-day meetings of the ASEAN-US Special Summit. The series of meetings I will attend include meetings with […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Ladies and gentlemen, Honorable Participants of the Plenary Cabinet Meeting. On this Eid-al-Fitr occasion, I wish you a happy Eid-al-Fitr 1443 Hijri. Minal aidin wal faizin, let us forgive each other. First of all, I want all of us to keep concentrating on issues related to pandemic and also the current […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Distinguished Minister of Youth and Sports and ministers in attendance, Distinguished Head of the National Olympic Committee (KOI), Head of the National Sports Committee of Indonesia (KONI), and Chef de Mission as well as athletes, officials, Ladies and Gentlemen, Today we will soon send off the 31st SEA Games contingent to […]

Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, After celebrating Eid al-Fitr in our hometowns, we will return to our domiciles to get back to work or to do other activities. I would like to remind you all that the Government has predicted that the peak for the return flow would fall on May, 6, 7, […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Today, I received visits of Pak Prabowo and Mas Didit for a silaturahmi (amicable gathering) on this Eid-al-Fitr day. Earlier, we talked about a lot of things and the topics are light, neither politics nor the economy. We talked about a light topic. I […]

Reporter Mr. President, how was your Eid prayer at the Palace? President of Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) Thank God, alhamdulillah, Eid prayer at Gedung Agung (Presidential Palace in Yogyakarta) went well and smooth. Alhamdulillah, we can celebrate Eid al-Fitr this year. This morning, I also monitored that Eid al-Fitr prayers have successfully taken place […]