- Title: Indonesia's Widodo begins second term in office, meets Chinese Vice President
- Date: 20th October 2019
- Summary: JAKARTA, INDONESIA (OCTOBER 20, 2019) (REUTERS) (PART NIGHT SHOTS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** CAR CARRYING INDONESIAN PRESIDENT JOKO WIDODO ARRIVING / WIDODO WAVING AT MEDIA FROM INSIDE CAR (NIGHT SHOT) PHOTOGRAPHER TAKING PICTURE WIDODO WALKING TOWARDS MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) INDONESIAN PRESIDENT, JOKO WIDODO, SAYING: "I think it's a show of good relations with foreign countries, we highly appreciated the participation of the country leaders and countries' special envoys at the inauguration ceremony today." MEDIA SURROUNDING WIDODO (SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) INDONESIAN PRESIDENT, JOKO WIDODO, SAYING: "First thing tomorrow we will introduce all the chosen ministers, after that they will be inaugurated quickly. It will be tomorrow morning and we will inaugurate them." WIDODO TALKING TO MEDIA WIDODO LEAVING, ENTERING PRESIDENTIAL PALACE WIDODO WELCOMING CHINESE VICE PRESIDENT WANG QISHAN / WANG AND WIDODO SHAKING HANDS INDONESIAN AND CHINESE FLAGS WANG SITTING DOWN TO SIGN GUESTBOOK / WANG SIGNING / WANG AND WIDODO WALKING TOWARDS ROOM FOR BILATERAL MEETING INDONESIA STATE SYMBOL ON BUILDING (NIGHT SHOT) EXTERIOR OF INDONESIA'S PRESIDENTIAL PALACE (NIGHT SHOT)
- Embargoed: 3rd November 2019 14:01
- Keywords: politics inauguration China new elected president second term Joko Widodo
- Location: JAKARTA, INDONESIA
- City: JAKARTA, INDONESIA
- Country: Indonesia
- Topics: Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001B1WI4P3
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Indonesian President Joko Widodo expressed his appreciation to his foreign guests for attending his inauguration ceremony on Sunday (October 20) as he was sworn in for a second five-year term as president, leading the world's third-biggest democracy after a first term marked by heavy infrastructure spending.
Speaking to media, Widodo said it was a "show of good relations with foreign countries." His inauguration was attended by regional leaders including Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad and Singapore's Lee Hsien Loong.
He also added that he would announce his cabinet members to the public on his second day of work on Monday (October 21).
Widodo continued to welcome his foreign guests including Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan after the inauguration ceremony.
Widodo promised to open up investment opportunities in a country where red tape and vested interests remain a potent force discouraging foreign capital and to reform the country's unwieldy bureaucracy.
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