REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, is scheduled to arrive in Indonesia on Tuesday night (May 29) on an official visit to Indonesia until Thursday (May 31) to strengthen cooperation between the two countries. PM Modi is scheduled to land at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
"There will be multiple engagements of the Prime Minister of India with the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo. You know that there are certain standards of any official visit. There will be some public events in which the two leaders will be there together," the Ambassador of India to Indonesia, Pradeep Kumar Rawat, said at a press conference on Monday.
Rawat said PM Modi would leave Indonesia on Thursday morning. After visiting Indonesia, Modi would make a brief stopover in Kuala Lumpur on May 31 to meet the newly elected Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohammad.
Modi will then pay an official visit to Singapore from May 31 to June 2 at the invitation of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
Modi's official engagements in Jakarta and Singapore will include meetings with the leadership, delegation-level talks, and meetings with the business and Indian communities. In Singapore, Modi is also scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the 17th Shangri-la Dialogue.
The government of India attached great importance to its relationship with the ASEAN region and was committed to deepening ties with each ASEAN member-country, within the framework of the "Act East" Policy, the Ambassador said.
The visit would enable leaders to discuss bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual interest.
This is PM Modi's first official visit to Indonesia and follows the state visit of President Widodo to India in December 2016 and for the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit in January 2018.
President Joko Widodo (right) shake hands with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi during a meeting at Hyderabad House, New Delhi, India, on Monday, December 12, 2016.
Both leaders plan to discuss bilateral, regional and global issues. The bilateral agenda will aim at cooperation in politics, defence and security, maritime and economic affairs, and community and cultural ties.
The two leaders will also discuss the current conditions and challenges in the region and the world, as well as ways for both countries to work together and contribute to peace and prosperity.
Some Memoranda of Understanding are expected to be signed. Modi's visit also aims to welcome the 70th anniversary of Indonesia-India diplomatic relations to be commemorated next year.
The second Indonesia-India CEO Forum meeting will also be held. The CEOs from the two countries will produce joint recommendations to be presented to the two leaders.
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