Jokowi To Megawati Invited To Attend The INDONESIAN 80th Anniversary Ceremony At The Palace

The presidents and vice presidents who have retired, including the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo and the 5th President of the Republic of Indonesia Megawati Soekarnoputri were invited to attend the ceremony to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta.

"If the invitation of the presidents who have retired, the vice presidents who have retired with their families as usual, God willing, they will be invited," said State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, July 25.

Prasetyo said that the invitation had been made informally through direct contact with the figures.

Until now, the process of confirming attendance is still ongoing. However, Prasetyo said a number of figures verbally had expressed their willingness to attend if there were no problems.

" Orally he will also be willing, God willing, if there are no obstacles, he will be pleased to attend," he said.

Prasetyo stated that the government has set a ceremony to commemorate the seconds of this year's proclamation to be held at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta.

People who receive invitations will follow the procession from inside the palace area. Meanwhile, for the general public who are not accommodated inside, they still have the opportunity to follow the ceremony from outside the Merdeka Palace area.

Prasetyo said the committee is currently still preparing various technical aspects of the implementation, including the concept of the entire commemoration event.

"Regarding the detailed concept, we will officially convey it in due time. Now the committee is preparing everything in the end, we will convey it to the community," he said.

Previously, President Prabowo Subianto officially launched the logo of the 80th Indonesian Independence Day, at the State Palace, Jakarta, Wednesday (23/7).

The Indonesian 80th Anniversary Logo, President Prabowo's choice, appeared with a simple design that clearly displayed the red and white 80 figure as a sign of the 80th Anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia.

In its full appearance, the logo of the 80th Anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia in the form of 80 is juxtaposed with the theme of the 80th Anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia which is the hope of the Republic of Indonesia at the age of 80, namely "United Sovereign, People of Prosperous, Advanced Indonesia".