Travel 1 Hour 30 Minutes From Japan, President Jokowi And First Lady Iriana Arrive In Seoul

President Joko Widodo and First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo landed at Seoul Air Base Seongnam, South Korea, Wednesday (27/7/2022). (ANTARA/HO-Press Bureau of the Presidential Secretariat)

JAKARTA - The series of working visits of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) accompanied by First Lady Iriana Jokowi in East Asia continued to Seoul, South Korea. On the evening of Wednesday, July 27, the two of them and their entourage arrived.

The President and his entourage who boarded the Garuda Indonesia GIA-1 aircraft traveled about one hour and 30 minutes from Tokyo before landing at Seoul Air Base Seongnam at around 20:17 local time.

The arrival of President Jokowi and his entourage was welcomed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Korea Cho Hyundong, the South Korean Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia Park Tae-sung, and the Commander of the Seoul Airbase Seongnam, Brigadier General Kim Hyun-soo.

From the information received in Jakarta, Wednesday, July 27, quoted from Antara, it was also seen that President Jokowi's entourage welcomed the Indonesian Ambassador to South Korea Gandi Sulistiyanto and the Indonesian Defense Attache to South Korea Col. Pnb Intellectual Juang Enryono Teesna Putra.

Furthermore, with the provided vehicle, President Jokowi and Mrs. Iriana headed to the hotel where they stayed overnight to continue their activities the next day.

President Jokowi is scheduled to have a meeting with President Yoon Suk-yeol and a number of local business people in Seoul.

Also accompanying the President and Mrs. Iriana on the flight to Seoul were Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi, Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, Minister of SOEs Erick Thohir, and Minister of Investment/Head of BKPM Bahlil Lahadalia.

President Jokowi and his entourage since Monday (25/7) made a series of working visits to three East Asian countries. Previously on Monday and Tuesday (26/7) the President visited China and on Wednesday continued his visit to Japan.