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Jokowi to attend OBOR opening
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President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo speaks during a press conference at the Presidential Palace complex in Jakarta. Jokowi is visiting China for the two-day One Belt One Road (OBOR) summit from Sunday to Monday. (JP/Wienda Parwitasari)
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resident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is scheduled to attend the opening of China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) summit at the China National Convention Center in Beijing on Sunday.
The two-day summit will be attended by a total of 29 heads of states, according to a press statement obtained by The Jakarta Post.
Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi confirmed that Indonesia had prepared several development programs to be laid out in the summit, including those comprising infrastructure and connectivity.
(Read also: RI plays it cool in competition for China's OBOR money)
“In the ASEAN context, there is also the ASEAN Connectivity 2025, such as the launch of the roll-on/roll-off, or ro-ro, sea route from Davao-General Santos-Bitung, which had been inaugurated by President Joko Widodo and Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte,” she said.
Retno added that Indonesia was open to all cooperation with other parties, including in the OBOR initiative.
Following the opening ceremony, Jokowi is set to visit the Niujie mosque, the oldest and largest mosque in Beijing, where he will meet with ulema and Muslim scholars.
The President will also meet with Tsinghua University president Qiu Yong, Poland’s Prime Minister Beata Szydlo and International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Christine Lagarde.
Last but not least, Jokowi is also scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping before dinner at the Great Hall of the People. (tas)
