Jakarta, 1 September 2023 - President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is scheduled to attend 25 meetings at the 43rd Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC), Jakarta on 5-7 September 2023.
"In three days, President Jokowi will attend 25 meetings during the 43rd ASEAN Summit," said Foreign Minister Retno L. Marsudi when giving a press statement at the 43rd ASEAN Summit Media Center provided by the Ministry of Communications and Informatics (Kominfo), JCC, Jakarta, on Friday (1/9/2023).
The meetings include 12 Summit sessions that will be chaired directly by the President. In addition, the President will conduct 13 bilateral meetings with the countries attending the meeting.
The twelve summits will be in the forms of plenary sessions, informal meetings, the ASEAN-China Summit, the ASEAN-South Korea Summit, and the ASEAN-Japan Summit, the ASEAN-United States Summit, the ASEAN-Canada Summit, the ASEAN-India Summit, the ASEAN-Australia Summit, the ASEAN-United Nations (UN) Summit, the ASEAN Plus Three Summit (China, Japan, South Korea), and the East Asia Summit.
Out of a total of 22 countries attending, 11 are ASEAN countries, namely Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Timor Leste.
Partner countries invited are the Republic of Korea, India, Japan, China, New Zealand, Canada, Australia, Russia, and the United States (US).
Indonesia also requests the presence of two other countries: Bangladesh as Chair of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) and Cooks Islands as Chair of the Pacific Island Forum (PIF).
International organizations such as the United Nations (UN), World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Economic Forum, IORA, and PIF will also participate. (Toro/Donna/TR/Elvira)
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For further information, please contact:
Director General of Public Information and Communication, Ministry of Communication and Informatics – Usman Kansong (0816785320).
Find more information at http://asean2023.id, https://infopublik.id/kategori/asean-2023, and https://indonesia.go.id/kategori/ragam-asean-2023
Photo caption: President Joko Widodo (right) accompanied by Minister of Communications and Informatics, Budi Arie Setiadi (second right), inspects the media center of the 43rd ASEAN Summit 2023 at the Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta, Friday (1/9/2023). President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is scheduled to attend 25 meetings at the 43rd ASEAN Summit. ANTARA FOTO/MEDIA CENTER KTT ASEAN 2023/M Agung Rajasa/pras.