Ahad 05 Aug 2018 15:09 WIB

President Jokowi receives US State Secretary

US State Secretary Michael Richard Pompeo visits Indonesia on August 4 and 5, 2018.

U.S. Secretary of State, Michael Richard Pompeo
Foto: Antara/Hafidz Mubarak A
U.S. Secretary of State, Michael Richard Pompeo

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo received the U.S. Secretary of State, Michael Richard Pompeo at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Sunday. The two parties discussed a number of bilateral and international issues.

"I will use this occasion to further discuss bilateral and international issues," President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said at the Merdeka Palace.

Jokowi at the moment was accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi, Minister of Trade Enggartiasto Lukito, Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, including Indonesian Ambassador to the United States Budi Bowoleksono.

"I also received a report over the visit of the Trade Minister and (Indonesia's) business delegation to the United States," Jokowi added.

The President explained that Indonesia is the largest country in the Southeast Asia region as well as the largest Muslim country in the world.

"We are also proud that democracy is growing rapidly in Indonesia, the challenge faced by all nations today is that how to maintain diversity with each other and respect and indeed I continue to develop the diversity," the head of state remarked.

Meanwhile, Pompeo praised Indonesia as one of the United States' strategic partners.

"I thank you for accepting me here and I just want to say that Indonesia is a strategic partner of the United States and we appreciate the growth of democracy in this country, democracy is something that is highly valued in America," Pompeo said.

Pompeo visits Indonesia on August 4 and 5, 2018. This is Pompeo's first visit after being appointed as the U.S. Secretary of State on April 27, 2018. The former CIA Director had previously visited Malaysia and Singapore.

sumber : Antara
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