Indonesian President Joko Widodo meets Australian PM before inauguration for second term

Record ID: 1437748

  • Title: Indonesian President Joko Widodo meets Australian PM before inauguration for second term
  • Date: 20th October 2019
  • Summary: JAKARTA, INDONESIA (OCTOBER 20, 2019) (AGENCY POOL) VARIOUS OF INDONESIAN PRESIDENT JOKO WIDODO WELCOMING AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER SCOTT MORRISON
  • Embargoed: 3rd November 2019 04:44
  • Keywords: Indonesia Australia courtesy call meeting inauguration ceremony Scott Morrison
  • Location: JAKARTA, INDONESIA
  • City: JAKARTA, INDONESIA
  • Country: Indonesia
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001B1WGCP3
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Indonesian President Joko Widodo met Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Jakarta on Sunday (October 20) ahead of the inauguration ceremony as Widodo set to take office for his second term.
    The inauguration ceremony came after a presidential election that was marred by violence, allegations of vote-rigging and a court hearing.
    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.
    Leaders and representatives from United States, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Cambodia are expected to join the ceremony starts at 2 p.m. local time (0700 GMT).
    (Production: Yuddy Cahya Budiman, Heru Asprihanto, Angie Teo)
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