South Korean Minister Awarded Acting Governor Heru Album BLACKPINK And BTS After Being Invited By Nik LRT

South Korean Minister Won Hee-ryong awarded Acting Governor Heru an album from BLACKPINK and BTS on Friday 17 March. (Diah-VOI)

JAKARTA - Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono received a souvenir after inviting South Korea's Minister of Agrarian, Infrastructure and Transportation, Won Hee-ryong to the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Jakarta on the Velodrome-Trade Two route.

At Depo Pegangsaan Dua as the last stop of his visit, Won Hee-ryong awarded Heru an album from two well-known vocal groups from South Korea, namely BLACKPINK and BTS.

Furthermore, Heru also awarded Won Hee-ryong a miniature of the Jakarta LRT train to be brought back to the country of ginseng. The two of them received this souvenir with a happy smile.

After his visit to the Jakarta LRT, Heru said that Won Hee-ryong had contacted him before the two met at the Jakarta LRT. By telephone, Won Hee-ryong promised to give Heru a memento

"The Minister likes to call. I was asked what I liked. So, an album was sent," Heru told reporters, Friday, March 17.

While trying the LRT, Heru and Won Hee-ryong trains and their entourage met at Velodrome Station located in East Jakarta. On the train, Heru and Won Hee-ryong chatted casually while enjoying their trip to Depot LRT Pegangsaan Dua.

Heru also discussed the plan to build the phase 1B Jakarta LRT which will be continued from Velodrome to Manggarai, South Jakarta.

"Today he tried to try the Velodrome LRT route to Pegangsaan Dua. Where, the DKI Regional Government will continue the next route, Velodrome to Manggarai," said Heru at the Pegangsaan Dua LRT Depot.

Menaggapi, Won Hee-ryong melihat negaranya bisa menjadi mitra strategis dalam mengembangkan pembangunan infrastruktur di Indoneisa, khususnya Jakarta. Won Hee-ryong juga menyinggung rencana pengerjaan LRT trace Velodrome-Manggarai dengan panjang trase 6,4 kilometer.

After trying to ride the LRT with a length of route 5.2 kilometers, the former governor of Jeju Province is interested in offering his country's companies as development investors.

"Just tried out LRT 1A and I witnessed for myself, LRT 1A was very successful in operating in Indonesia and we were very happy to see it. For the next phase, lrt 1B of the Korean consortium will put all efforts into careful planning and preparation to participate in the tender," he explained.