Jokowi to meet Singaporean PM in Bintan

Jakarta, January 25 (ANTARA) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is scheduled to meet Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Bintan District, Riau Islands Province, on Tuesday (January 25, 2022). Both leaders will attend a bilateral meeting as well as witness the signing and exchange of some memorandums of understanding. The meeting is among the activities that President Widodo will take part in during his working visit to Riau Islands on Tuesday. The President arrived in Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, late on Monday after participating in a series of activities in South Sumatra Province. According to information received from the Presidential Secretariat Press Bureau, the President and his entourage took off from Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport, Palembang City, on Indonesia-1 at around 6 p.m. local time. Upon his arrival at Raja Haji Fisabilillah Airport, Tanjung Pinang City, President Widodo was welcomed by Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi; Riau Islands Governor Ansar Ahmad; Joint Defense Area Commander I (Pangkogabwilhan I), Vice Admiral Muhammad Ali; Bukit Barisan Military Commander I, Major General Hassanudin; Riau Islands Police head, Insp. Gen. Aris Budiman Bulo; Navy Main Base Commander IV, First Admiral Dwika Tjahja Setiawan; and Raja Haji Fisabilillah Aiport Commander, Col. Andi Wijanarko. Meanwhile, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung; Presidential Secretariat Head Heru Budi Hartono; Presidential Military Secretary Air Vice Marshal M. Tonny Harjono; Presidential Security Detail Commander Major Gen.Tri Budi Utomo; and Presidential Secretariat's Deputy of Protocol, Press, and Media Bey Machmudin accompanied the President on the flight to Riau Islands Province.