ASEAN Summit Will Meet Mayors And Governors In Southeast Asia

Bogor Mayor Bima Arya Sugiarto while attending the halalbihalal GOW event at the Women's Building on Jalan Sudirman, Friday (5/5/2023). (ANTARA)

BOGOR - Chairman of ASEAN Mayors Forum Bima Arya Sugiarto conveyed the plan to meet all mayors and governors in the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) or the Association of Southeast Asian Countries in one forum.

Bima Arya said that one of the discussions with the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono was to combine the meetings of mayors and governors in the ASEAN Mayors Forum.

"Yes, I was given the mandate of the Chairperson of the ASEAN Mayors Forum, planning to invite mayors throughout ASEAN to Indonesia because Indonesia is the Chair of ASEAN," Bima Arya was quoted as saying by ANTARA, Friday, May 5.

Bima said that Heru Budi Hartono as the Governor of DKI Jakarta as the capital city of the Indonesian state who chaired the ASEAN Summit also planned to hold a meeting of the governors of the capital city throughout ASEAN so that there were plans to merge the meeting.

"Pak Heru also plans to host the governor meeting of the capital city throughout ASEAN. So, there are talks, we combine them. So, governors throughout ASEAN and mayors also gathered at the same forum. Yesterday there was talk," he explained.

Bima explained that the issues that will be discussed later are still being discussed with the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono.

"That will be the Governor (DKI Jakarta) and I will discuss what kind of urban issues," he said.

Bogor Mayor Bima Arya met with the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono at DKI City Hall, Central Jakarta, Thursday (5/5), to discuss preparations related to the ASEAN 2023 Summit and congestion around Jalan Otista as a result of infrastructure development in the area.

Bima arrived at DKI City Hall at around 10.47 WIB wearing a black batik with a brown pattern and went straight to the DKI Jakarta City Hall pavilion.

Bima explained that his party often coordinates with the Governor of DKI Jakarta regarding several things. This time as the Chair of the Association of Indonesian City Governments (Apeksi), the chairmanship issue at the ASEAN Summit will also be discussed.