Ahead Of This Week's Reshuffle, Jokowi Admits He Met AHY At The Merdeka Palace

Will Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka (left) together with the Chairman of the Democratic Party Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (DOK ANTARA)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo admitted that he had a meeting with the Chairman of the Democratic Party Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, Monday, October 23.

Jokowi said the closed-door meeting between himself and the son of the sixth President of the Republic of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was only a gathering.

"Yes, it's normal, yes, it's a gathering," Jokowi told reporters after attending and opening an economic seminar in Jakarta, quoted by ANTARA Tuesday, October 24.

He said the conversation at the meeting was a discussion that was usually held when meeting political parties.

"Talking about normal things, what we talked about (when) we met the party," he said.

The meeting was held amid the heated issue of a cabinet reshuffle or reshuffle.

On that occasion, Jokowi stated that a cabinet reshuffle might be held this week.

One of the ministry posts that will be reshuffled is the position of Minister of Agriculture. After Syahrul Yasin Limpo resigned, the position of minister of agriculture was then held by the Head of the National Food Agency Arief Prasetyo Adi as the executor of the task (plt).

When asked whether the Democrats would join the cabinet, Jokowi only nodded his head without giving a statement while leaving reporters.