President Jokowi Congratulates US President-elect Donald Trump

Photo: Public Relations, Cabinet Secretariat

Indonesian President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo on behalf of the Indonesian Government and the Indonesian people congratulated the American people on the US Presidential Election held on Tuesday (8/11).

According to President Jokowi, the outcome of the election reflects the will of the majority of the American people.

“On behalf of the Indonesian government and all the people, I convey my congratulations to president-elect Donald J. Trump and Indonesia is ready to continue mutually beneficial cooperation with the United States,” the President said as quoted from the press statement released by the Bureau of Press, Media, and Information of the Presidential Secretariat, Wednesday (9/11).

President Jokowi also invites the US president-elect to continue  diplomatic relationship between Indonesia and the US to create peace and welfare in the world

As previously reported, Republican Donald Trump won the US Presidential Election by defeating the Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

Donald Trump secured over 270 electoral votes, the majority of the 538 electors in the electoral college.  (BPMI Setpres/ES) (EP/YM/Naster)