Your Excellency Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang; State Leaders; Distinguished guests. In this open and global era, Indonesia reaffirms that connectivity is the path to prosperity. To that end, over the nine years until the end of 2023, Indonesia has built more than two thousand kilometers of toll roads and non-toll roads, as well as new […]

President Xi, First of all, I would like to express my congratulations on China’s National Day. I believe that the good relations between our two countries will become stronger in the future, in the time to come. And, we must take advantage of this good momentum to further strengthen our bilateral cooperation as well as […]

Your Excellency Premier Li, It is a pleasure for me to meet you again after our meeting in Jakarta last month during the ASEAN Summit. I appreciate for the strategic comprehensive partnership that has made great strides in the past 10 years. China has become Indonesia’s largest trade partner as well as the second largest […]

Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, My Fellow Countrymen, Today, my delegation and I will undertake a working visit to Beijing, PRC and Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. On October 17 and 18, we will attend two major events in Beijing: bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping and the 3rd Belt and Road Forum […]

Reporter: The Constitutional Court (MK) has just issued the Constitutional Court’s decision regarding the requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates, Sir. What is your comment? President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo): Yes, regarding the Constitutional Court’s decision, please ask the Constitutional Court, not me. Please ask to legal experts, let them assess […]

President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) We have a good rice harvest as I think the technical irrigation in Subang and Indramayu is still excellent. I have asked the farmers and they told me that they could harvest 8-9 tons per hectare, an average of 8.6 tons per hectare. And the grain price, […]

Journalists How was the match, Sir? President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) The score was six nil [to Indonesia]. Journalists How did the match go on, Sir? Wasn’t it exciting, Sir? President of the Republic of Indonesia (Joko Widodo) Yes, it’s so exciting and very exhilarating because of the score which was six […]

Your Excellency Prime Minister Kausea Natano, it is a pleasure to meet you here. I extend my heartfelt gratitude for your esteemed presence. The AIS Forum Summit holds significant importance in fostering solidarity among archipelagic and island nations through tangible collaboration and inclusive cooperation. Your Excellency, I’d like to highlight three things. First, regarding strengthening […]

Your Excellency Prime Minister Trovoada, Welcome to Bali, and thank you for your presence and participation. I am glad we can meet for the first time, as Indonesia indeed has a strong commitment to strengthening solidarity and cooperation within the Global South, in line with the “Spirit of Bandung” 1955. Before I proceed, I would […]

Your Excellency Premier Tagelagi, welcome back to Bali and thank you for coming. I know that Your Excellency was present and showed support to Indonesia at the Indonesia-Pacific Forum for Development – a forum that is aimed at promoting economic cooperation and development partnership in the Pacific region in December 2022. Before starting the meeting, […]