Luhut's Proposal Regarding The Single Institution That Managed Borobudur Temple Was Also Discussed By Ganjar When Meeting Jokowi

Borobudur Temple. ANTARA/Heru Suyitno

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo said there was nothing special about his meeting with President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) today, Tuesday, June 13. He said the meeting at the State Palace only discussed the arrangement of the Borobudur Temple area. "(Relational talks, ed) are cleaning up Borobudur. Of course 2024 must be completed," Ganjar told reporters at the State Palace. There have been a number of discussions regarding efforts to clean up the cultural heritage area, including the existence of an institution that singlely manages the temple. The proposal came from the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan. Then, Ganjar also admitted that he had an obligation to immediately clean up the market around Borobudur Temple. "But this still depends on the heritage impact assessment from international", he said. "So we'll wait, if it can be finished we hope it can be faster too," he said. Previously, through his personal Instagram account, @ganjar_pranowo. Ganjar uploaded a photo of himself wearing a long-sleeved batik shirt that was getting out of the car at the gate of the Presidential Palace. He admitted that there was a meeting with Jokowi. "Bun @atikoh.s to half a dozen, don't call first. Want a meeting at the palace with Pak Jokowi. Hehehe," said Ganjar, quoted from his Instagram account. In addition, Jokowi also invited the Chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, to the Presidential Palace. The meeting was uploaded by Puan on her Twitter account @puanmaharani_ri. "Take a photo in front of the chest statue of the first President of the Republic of Indonesia, Ir. Sukarno, on the sidelines of a meeting with President Joko Widodo @jokowi today at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta," Puan tweeted. In his tweet, the chairman of the PDIP DPP admitted that the meeting with Jokowi was limited to discussing synergy between institutions.