Your Excellency President Steinmeier, It is an honor for me to welcome President of Germany, Mr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, along with the delegation. Indonesia is one of the first destinations of bilateral visit of the German President after being re-elected in February this year. Surely it presents the close relationship between the two countries. Germany holds […]

Good morning, Once again, I would like to welcome President Steinmeier and delegates to Indonesia. It is an honor. During the tête-à-tête, we discussed several issues on relations between Indonesia and Germany, as well as the current global condition. We will further discuss the economic bilateral cooperation between the two countries. This year, we will […]

Journalist: Sir, regarding today’s decision, Sir, the inauguration. President of the Republic of Indonesia (President Joko Widodo): Yes, (the inauguration went) according to plan. So today, we have seen the ministers and deputy ministers being sworn-in together. Journalist: Is there a special reason for choosing Pak Zul Hasan and Pak Hadi? President of the Republic […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good morning, May peace be upon us all, Om swastiastu, Nama buddhaya, Greetings of Virtue. Distinguished Chairperson of the Supreme Audit Agency of the Republic of Indonesia, Distinguished Ministers of the Indonesia Onward Cabinet, Distinguished Head of the Development Finance Comptroller (BPKP) and all ranks at the provincial and regional levels, […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good morning, May be peace upon us all, Om swastiastu, Namo buddhaya, Greetings of Virtue. Distinguished Ministers of the Indonesia Onward Cabinet, Distinguished Chairperson of the National Olympic Committee, Chairperson of the National Sports Committee, as well as Chairpersons of Sport Federations; Distinguished athletes, coaches, assistant coaches, and sport officials, Ladies […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Good afternoon, May peace be upon us all, Om swastiastu, Namo buddhaya, Greetings of virtue. Distinguished founders of the Indonesian Young Entrepreneur Association (HIPMI) in attendance this afternoon and Chairpersons, from the first, Bapak Abdul Latief, Bapak Siswono Yudo Husodo, Bapak Aburizal Bakrie, Bapak Pontjo Sutowo, Bapak Agung Laksono, and distinguished […]

Good morning. Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh. Honorable Ambassadors of Friendly Countries; Honorable Ministers, Vice Governors; Ladies and Gentlemen, all company leaders and environmental activists; Distinguished Guests. We want to reinforce our commitment on climate change, to restore our damaged environment through concrete and visible actions. Therefore, three years ago, I ordered the construction of nursery center […]

Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un. On behalf of myself, the nation, and the state, I would like to express my sincere condolences for the passing of a charismatic Islamic scholar, Kiai Haji Dimyati Rois on Friday, June 10, 2022, at 01:13 WIB (western Indonesian time). He was a great Islamic scholar who is knowledgeable, humble, […]

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, Good morning, May peace be upon us all, Om swastiastu, Namo Buddhaya, Greetings of Virtue. Distinguished Ministers of the Indonesia Onward Cabinet, Distinguished Chairperson of Commission II of the House of Representatives, Distinguished Governor of Southeast Sulawesi, Regional Leaders’ Coordination Forum (Forkopimda) Ranks, as well as other Governors joining us here, […]

Today I am in Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi province to release turtle hatchlings to the sea to maintain our marine ecosystem. In Wakatobi, there is a national park with an area of 1.3 million hectares. There are also many exquisite coral reefs here. Therefore, we also transplanted coral reefs to preserve coral reefs in the waters […]