Heru Budi-Foreign Minister Retno Until Shebas Field Cek Preparation Venue ASEAN Summit At JCC

Heru Budi and Foreign Minister Retno (DKI Provincial Government Public Relations)

JAKARTA - Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono together with Minister of Foreign Affairs (Menlu) Retno Marsudi reviewed the location to be used as a meeting place for the ASEAN Summit in 2023 at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC). Heru and Retno discussed the readiness of rooms inside the JCC for the implementation of the ASEAN 2023 Summit, such as the Meeting Center (Assembly Hall), Session Room (Plenary Hall), Cendrawasih Room, Exhibition Hall, to the parking area. Heru explained that he came directly to the location to see for himself the conditions for preparing for the 2023 ASEAN Summit venue because he wanted to ensure that Jakarta could provide the best service in the international forum. "Indonesia as the host, especially the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government, because the ASEAN Summit venue in 2023 is in the city of Jakarta, of course, wants to provide the best service. We want to show our best, following the success of the G20 Summit in Bali in 2022," Heru said at the JCC, Thursday, January 12. In his review, Heru considered that the JCC was ready to be used as a venue for the ASEAN Summit. However, he said there are still things that need to be prepared more carefully. Considering, the JCC is used to being the venue for various events on a national and international scale. "We will prepare better for the venues that will be used in the implementation of the ASEAN 2023 Summit. Because Jakarta's success is for Indonesia," said Acting Governor Heru. At the ASEAN Summit in Cambodia on November 13, 2022, Indonesia received a mandate to hold the Chairship of ASEAN 2023. Carrying out this mandate, Indonesia carries the theme ‘ ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth ’ which also resonantly succeeded in the G20 Presidency in 2022 in Bali Province.