TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has been scheduled to attend the US-ASEAN Summit in the United States for the next four days. Jokowi told journalists at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta, that two main agendas would be discussed.
“For Indonesia, the US and ASEAN must strengthen their ties,” Joowi said on Sunday, February 14, 2016.
Economic topic is the first agenda to be discussed in the meeting that will be held on February 15-16, 2016. Jokowi said that the government wanted to promote small and medium enterprises, as well as digital-based economy. Jokowi was also scheduled to visit the Silicon Valley in California.
“We would like to meet CEOs of tech companies,” Jokowi added.
The second topic to be discussed with US President Barack Obama and ASEAN leaders would be terrorism issues. Jokowi would deliver a speech on security and share Indonesia’s experiences related to counterterrorism efforts.
As a country with the largest Muslim population in the world, Jokowi added, Indonesia would play its part in promoting tolerance, preventing radicalism and eradicating terrorism.
“Indonesia will also emphasize the importance of public involvement, including on social media, to wage war against terrorism,” Jokowi said.
The US-ASEAN Summit will last for four days from February 15 to February 16, 2016, in Sunnylands, California. Jokowi is set to deliver a speech before the US-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC) on February 17, 2016 and will return home on February 19, 2016.
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