Dinner With US President Joe Biden, Jokowi: I Invite Everyone To Raise Their Glasses For The Asean-US Partnership

President Jokowi when he meets President Joe Biden at the White House in the United States || Photo: Muchlis Jr - Presidential Secretariat Press Bureau

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) invites the leaders of Asean countries to toast their partnership with the United States. This moment occurred when he had the honor of replying to the toast of United States President Joe Biden at a dinner on Thursday night, May 12 local time.

In his introductory toast statement, President Jokowi said that the Asean-United States Special Summit was the right momentum to strengthen partnerships so that a comprehensive strategic partnership was achieved.

Comprehensive strategic partnership is the highest status and important partnership to achieve when the world situation is filled with uncertainty.

"This partnership is very important in the midst of the current world situation filled with uncertainty," Jokowi said as quoted from a written statement from the Press, Media and Information Bureau of the Presidential Secretariat, Friday, May 13.

"Therefore, I invite all of us to raise the glass for the ASEAN-US partnership which continues to contribute to strengthening the values of multilateralism, regional peace and stability, the driving force of regional prosperity," he added. White at about 5:20 p.m. US time. At that time, the former Governor of DKI Jakarta was greeted directly by President Joe Biden and they shook hands, took pictures, and signed the state guest book.

On that occasion, President Jokowi together with the leaders of other ASEAN countries held a group photo session facing the National Monument.

After the dinner was over, President Jokowi left the White House to return to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. Also accompanying President Jokowi on the occasion were Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi.