Jokowi Kicks Off Papua Visit, Slated to Attend National Children's Day Commemoration Tomorrow

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - President Joko Widodo or Jokowi kicked off his visit to Papua on Monday, July 22, 2024, after a working visit from East Java. The head of state will attend the commemorative event of National Children's Day.

"Tomorrow, July 23, 2024, President Jokowi and Mrs. Iriana will attend the peak of the 2024 National Children's Day commemoration at Istora Papua Bangkit (Jayapura)," said Deputy for Protocol, Press and Media of the Presidential Secretariat M. Yusuf Permana in a written statement on Monday.

Jokowi inaugurated the 51st International Cocotech Conference and Exhibition in Surabaya, East Java this morning. Cocotech is an international coconut conference and exhibition held biennially to promote the global coconut sector. 

After inaugurating the conference, Jokowi immediately headed to Papua and will spend the night in Jayapura before attending the National Children’s Day commemoration tomorrow. 

Approximately 8,000 people will attend the event which carries the sub-theme of "Children's Voices Build the Nation.”

The National Children's Day series will include a series of events, namely scholarship deliveries, demonstrations of learning methods by Papuan children, marching bands, and a colossal dance performance by 2,000 Papuan children set to break the Indonesian MURI records. 

Minister of Investment Bahlil Lahadalia confirmed on July 19 that the commemorative event is ready to be held in Jayapura. "The event on July 23 will be entitled 'From Papua to Indonesia'," said Bahlil in his official statement in Jakarta, on Monday, July 22, 2024, quoted by Antara.

DANIEL A. FAJRI

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