Your Majesty, Excellencies Leaders of ASEAN, Her Excellency Vice President Kamala Harris. Southeast Asia is a very promising region with forecasts indicating that by 2045, it is projected to become the epicentrum of global trade and contribute 5.4 percent to the world’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Therefore, a strong and sustainable partnership between ASEAN and […]

Good morning, Your Excellency Premier Li Keqiang; Your Majesty, Distinguished ASEAN Leaders, Welcome to Jakarta Premier Li. The PRC (People’s Republic of China) is one of the four ASEAN dialogue partners with comprehensive strategic partner status. And, this year marks 20 years of PRC accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation. We need to […]

Your Majesty, Your Excellencies ASEAN Leaders, Ladies and Gentlemen, We should be grateful that in the midst of a weakening world economy, the ASEAN economy has proven to be resilient and continues to grow beyond the growth of the global economy and beyond the growth in other regions. With a population of 680 million people, […]

Your Majesty, Your Excellencies ASEAN Leaders, I declare the retreat session open. There are two issues that will be our concern on this occasion, namely the implementation of Five-Point Consensus and ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific. Related to the implementation of Five-Point Consensus, I would like you to bear in mind that the Five-Point Consensus […]

Your Majesty, Your Excellencies ASEAN Leaders, Welcome to the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta. I would like to welcome His Excellency Hun Manet, the Prime Minister of Cambodia, and His Excellency Xanana Gusmao, the Prime Minister of Timor Leste, welcome Your Excellency, to join in the big ASEAN family, Distinguished ASEAN Leaders, We are all […]

Your Majesty, Your Excellencies ASEAN leaders, leaders of partner countries; Honorable Chairpersons and Heads of High State Institutions; Ladies and gentlemen, Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Good morning. Welcome to Jakarta for the 43rd ASEAN Summit. All the people of Indonesia and I are delighted to welcome the big ASEAN family. I am sure that not only […]

Your Excellency Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao and the delegation, Welcome to Jakarta, and congratulations on the inauguration of Your Excellency. Indonesia and Timor Leste are brothers, so our partnership must be more strengthened. Your Excellency, I would like to discuss three issues. First, regarding Timor Leste’s membership in ASEAN, Indonesia always lends support to it, […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good evening, May peace be upon us all, Om swastiastu, Namo buddhaya, Greetings of virtue. Distinguished Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia Mr. Prof. K.H. Ma’ruf Amin and spouse, Ministers of the Indonesia Onward Cabinet and members of the Organization of Solidarity Action in the Era of Indonesia Onward Cabinet […]

Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good Afternoon, May prosperity be upon us all. Distinguished Cabinet Ministers; Distinguished Chairperson of ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN BAC) Mr Arsjad Rasjid and Distinguished Members of the ASEAN BAC, as well as Entrepreneurs from ASEAN Region and from ASEAN partner countries; Ladies and Gentlemen, An Indonesian proverb says that a neighbor […]

Press You have just inspected the venues. How is the readiness for the Summit? President of the Republic of Indonesia Yes, I have just inspected the venus and noticed that 99.9 percent we are ready to hold the ASEAN Summit. And we will finish minor preparations within one or two days. Press Any confirmation of […]