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Jokowi to welcome Sri Lankan, South African leaders to tighten bilateral ties
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will welcome Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday at the State Palace to tighten bilateral ties.
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(L to R) Presiden Mozambik Filipe Nyusi, Presiden Afrika Selatan Jacob Zuma, Presiden Joko Widodo, Perdana Menteri Australia Malcolm Turnbull, Presiden Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena, dan Perdana Menteri Malaysia Najib Tun Razak saat signing of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Concord di JCC, Senayan, Jakarta, Selasa,m7/3/2017. (JP/Wendra Ajistyatama)
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resident Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will welcome Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday at the State Palace to tighten bilateral ties.
"There will be state welcoming ceremonies in the morning and afternoon," State Palace media bureau head Bey Triadi Machmudin said.
Indonesia, Sri Lanka and South Africa have a very long history together. The three countries were the stakeholders of the Non-Aligned Movement. President Sirisena and President Zuma are attending the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Summit in on March 5-7 along with several observer countries.
(Read also: INSIGHT: Indonesia's leadership aims for peaceful, stable, prosperous Indian Ocean)
IORA member countries are Indonesia, Australia, Bangladesh, Comoros, India, Iran, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Oman, Seychelles, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. (dan)
